Balsamic Strawberry Shortcakes
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
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Shortcakes
- 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon large grain sugar (Demerara or Turbinado)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
- 2 large eggs
- 1⁄4 cup heavy whipping cream
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Strawberries
- 1 1⁄2 pints strawberries, thinly sliced lengthwise
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
- 3 tablespoons sugar
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Whipped cream
- 3⁄4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine the flour, 1/4 cup of sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Add the butter and cut it into the flour using a pastry cutter or two knives until the smallest pieces of the mixture are no larger than a pea.
- Whisk together one egg and the heavy cream. Add it to the dry mixture and stir the dough with a fork until it just comes together.
- Transfer the dough to a well-floured surface and press it down with your fingers until it’s about 1 inch thick. Use a 3 inch biscuit cutter to cut out 4 circles. Place them on an ungreased cookie sheet, a few inches apart.
- Whisk the other egg in a small bowl and brush the tops of the biscuits with it. Sprinkle with the large grain sugar.
- Bake the biscuits for about 30 – 45 minutes (until the tops are golden). Remove from the oven and cool until warm.
- While the biscuits are baking, combine the strawberries with the vinegar, sugar and lemon zest, and allow them to sit on the counter for 20-30 minutes.
- Pour the cream into a large bowl, add the sugar and vanilla extract. Use a hand blender with a whisk attachment to whisk on high speed for a minute or two until the cream holds soft peaks.
- Slice the biscuits in half, then evenly divide the strawberries between the four bottom halves of the biscuits. Next, drop a generous dollop of whipped cream over the berries, and place the biscuit halves on top.
- Serve with additional whipped cream and macerated strawberries on the side.
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