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Strawberry Shortcakes

Delightfully simple homemade strawberry shortcakes wrapped in buttery biscuits, luscious strawberries, and fluffy whipped cream.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 24 minutes
Total Time 54 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Summer
Calories: 400
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the strawberries
  • 5 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered
  • 3 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1-2 tbsp strawberry jam (optional) Optional for extra sweetness
For the biscuits
  • 2 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup salted butter, cubed and cold Keep cold for flakiness
  • 1 cup cold buttermilk
  • 1-2 tsp extra buttermilk (as needed) For adjusting the dough
  • 1-2 tbsp heavy cream (for brushing tops of biscuits)
  • Coarse sugar (for sprinkling)
For the whipped cream
  • 1 and 1/4 cups cold heavy cream
  • 3 tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract (or vanilla bean paste)

Method
 

Preparation
  1. In a medium bowl, mix the quartered strawberries, sugar, and jam (if using) gently. Refrigerate to let the juices mingle.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  3. Cut the cold butter into the mixture until you get flour-coated pieces about the size of blueberries.
  4. Stir in the buttermilk until a dough forms. If needed, add a teaspoon or two of extra buttermilk.
  5. Dump the dough onto a floured surface, shape it into a ball, then flatten into a rectangle about 3/4 inch thick.
  6. Fold the dough into thirds, rotate, and flatten again. Repeat two more times. Cut out biscuits using a 3-inch cutter without twisting.
Baking
  1. Preheat the oven to 400℉ and chill the biscuits in the fridge for 10 minutes.
  2. Butter a skillet or baking sheet, place the biscuits on it, brush with heavy cream, and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake for 20-24 minutes until golden brown.
Whipped Cream Preparation
  1. In a large bowl, combine heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Beat on high until stiff peaks form.
Serving
  1. Serve by slicing the biscuits in half and stuffing them with strawberries and whipped cream. Enjoy immediately!

Notes

For best taste, keep components separate until serving to avoid soggy biscuits. You can prepare biscuits and whipped cream a day in advance.