Description
Enjoy this delicious recipe for a rustic strawberry shortcake. It’s just like what your grandma made! Fresh and easy to prepare.
Ingredients
Scale
- 209 grams all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 6 grams baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 17 grams sugar
- 62 grams butter
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups fresh strawberries
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- To make the biscuits: Whisk together the dry ingredients. and then cut in the butter until it forms a fine crumb.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, milk and vanilla. Add this all at once to the dry ingredients. Mix it gently until it starts to hold together as a dough.
- Drop the biscuits onto the prepared parchment paper using a large cookie scoop. Brush the tops with buttermilk and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake the biscuits for 15 minutes or until the tops are golden brown. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool for at least 20 minutes.
- While the biscuits are baking, thinly slice the berries and sprinkle with sugar. Set aside.
- Whip the whipping cream until soft peaks form.
- To assemble the shortcakes, slice the biscuits open (I used a serrated knife), place a thick layer of sliced strawberries on the bottom half. Sprinkle with sugar. Apply a dollop of whipped cream to the berries, and place the top half of the biscuit onto this stack. Serve. Can also put whipped cream on the top biscuit as well.
***most instructions call for prepping the sliced fruit in a heavy coating of sugar for an hour or more before assembling the dessert. If you have farm fresh berries, there is no need to include the added sugar. Just a light sprinkle on the fresh berries is plenty, and it’s how my grandma served them.
Notes
This recipe is written to produce 6 biscuit sized shortcakes. It’s ideal for a smaller household. If you want a full dozen, simply double the recipe! It’s so easy to do with weights. If you haven’t gotten into using a kitchen scale for your baking, what are you waiting for? It’s the only way to bake!
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 20
- Category: dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American