FOR SHORTCAKES:
1 1/4 cups (150 g) flour
2 tablespoon (25 g) white sugar
½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt
1 tbsp (15 ml) baking powder
8 tablespoons (120 g) cold butter, diced into cubes
2/3 cup (160 ml) heavy cream
1 egg
Raw, turbinado sugar for tops
FOR STRAWBERRIES:
2 ½ cups (375g) fresh strawberries, quartered
2 tsp sugar
WHIPPED CREAM:
2 cups heavy cream
2 tbsp (13 g) powdered sugar
1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
METHOD:
Preheat oven to 400F/200C.
In a large bowl add flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and whisk until combined. Then add butter working it into the flour with your hands, creating a coarse meal.
In a smaller bowl whisk together the egg and the cream until combined.
Make a small well in the center of the flour mixture. Pour cream mixture into the well and work dough together with a fork until combined. Do not over mix. Allow dough to rest 5 mins to activate baking powder.
Scoop out dough with an ice cream scooper placing 6 mounds on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Top each mound with a sprinkle of Turbinado sugar (or plain white sugar)
Bake for 12-13 mins until golden brown and set.
Meanwhile toss the strawberries together with the sugar. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
To make cream place all ingredients in a bowl fitted with an electric mixer whip until soft peaks form.
To assemble. Slice the top 1/3 of shortcake off, set aside. Lay a layer of whipped cream on the base of the short cake, top with a scoop of strawberries, then place top of shortcake on top, Garnish with another small dollop of cream, and a sprig of mint of another whole strawberry.
View Comments (14)
beth...I'm embarrased to admit this because you said it's your easiest
recipe...and I'm not a newbie cook...I'm a mom of 3 and love to cook and
bake. but I've now made this recipe twice and both times my biscuits looked
like pancakes! I used the full tablespoon of baking powder and I let it
rest at least 5 minutes to let it activate with the wet ingredients. I
thought the 2nd time would be different but it wasn't. I've followed the
recipe to a twice now. :( how do yours puff up? I don't know what I could
be doing wrong unless perhaps my baking powder is expired? do you find
baking powder to go "bad"? I've had it opened a good year or so. it's
clabber girl.
Please teach us how to make a Lemon Meringue Pie!! I made once and the
meringue started "weeping" after baking... I'd like to know how you make
and what kind of advice you might give us.
You always blow me away Beth
is it ok if I use whipping cream?
Note to self: never bake when hungry. Lol I skipped the "wait for the dough
to rise" part....dunno how things will turn out! ;)
I just saw this! In Japan, we use spongecake instead on biscuits. It
actually tastes pretty good!
omg i love your videos im only 17 with very little baking/cooking knowledge
but your recipes help sooo much :)
Biscuits are in the oven! This will be my father's day treat for my
husband tomorrow ! Thx
I went strawberry picking today with my family and decided to make these.
The dough turned out a little runny though so we shall see!
So, is this basically a scone with cream and strawberries? Or is it
different to a scone?