Home made strawberry shortcake with fresh berries and whipped cream is a delicious dessert in early summer. Here is an easy recipe, to surprise your family with.
Ingredients
For the shortcake:- All Purpose Flour - 1 1/2 Cups
- Sugar - 1/4 Cup
- Butter - 1/2 Cups
- Baking Powder2 tsp
- Salt - 1/4 tsp
- Heavy Cream - 1/2 Cup
- Egg Yolk, beaten - 1
- egg for egg wash - 1
- Strawberries - 2 pounds
- Sugar - 2 Tbsp or more, depending on how sweet the berries are
- Lemon - 1/2
- Heavy whipping cream - 1 Cup
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (176°C), line a baking sheet with parchment paper in a cake pan and set aside.
Strawberry filling:
Strawberry filling:
- Place about one third of the strawberries in a bowl and crush them with a fork.
- Slice the rest of the strawberries and add them in the same bowl, along with the sugar, lemon zest and juice.
- Mix well and place the bowl in the fridge until the scones are done and completely cool.
- In a large bowl, sift together all dry ingredients: the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or an electric mixer, until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- In a small bowl whisk together the cream, beaten egg yolk and vanilla. Add this mixture to the flour mixture and combine together just until a dough forms.
- Transfer to a lightly floured board and knead the dough gently into about half inch thick.
- cut the dough into rounds with a cookie cutter or with a common water glass, 7-10 cm (2.8 - 4 inch) in diameter, as to your liking. Place the rounds on the prepared cookie sheet and brush the tops with egg wash or a little cream.
- Bake for about 20 minutes or until lightly golden. When done, transfer to a wire rack to completely cool.
Serving:
- When cool, carefully split the shortcake into two layers and set the top half nearby.
- Spoon the mashed berries with their juice over the bottom layer of the shortcake and spread the lightly whipped cream on top of the berries.
- Place the top half on and top with whipped cream and a few more strawberries.
The few kiwi slices add also some color contrast to the decoration.
Makes about 6-8 servings, scones of a 2.8 inch (7 cm) diameter .
Bon Appétit!
1 comments:
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