Strawberry Shortcakes

From Nerd Meets Food | Desserts | American

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cal Calories 218kcal
fat Total Fat 8g
High sat-fat Saturated Fat 5g
chol Cholesterol 21mg
sodium Sodium 299mg
carbs Total Carbohydrate 33g
Serving size 118g Calories from fat 71kcal Fiber 1g Protein 3g Sugar 15g

Ingredients

  • Strawberries
  • 1 lb of strawberries
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 oz of brandy
  • 1/4 lb of sugar
  • Black pepper

  • Shortcakes
  • 2 cups of flour
  • 4 tbsp of butter
  • 4 tsp of baking powder
  • 1/4 tbs baking soda
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 cup of buttermilk

  • For the garnish and plating
  • 1/2 cup of creme fraiche
  • 1 cup of whipped cream

Directions

  1. Strawberries:
  2. Wash the strawberries, remove the stem and slice them.
  3. Put them in a bowl and add the sugar.
  4. Cut and squeeze the lime juice.
  5. Add the brandy and freshly ground pepper.
  6. Put them in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
  7. Shortcakes:
  8. Start by sifting the flour.
  9. Add the sugar.
  10. Add the baking powder and the soda
  11. Mix the dry ingredients together.
  12. Cut the butter in small pieces and with the tips of your fingers break it in small chunks. It will resemble rice.
  13. Add the buttermilk and mix them until they just come together.
  14. Flour your bench or board and flip the dough.
  15. Use the dough roller, roll it to a thickness of one inch. 2.5 cm for the metric mind.
  16. With a cutter that is about 2 inches wide punch out as many biscuits as you can.
  17. Bake at 375F (190 C) unitl they look Golden, Brown and Delicious.
  18. Whipping Cream:
  19. Add ice cold heavy cream in your work bowl.
  20. Follow with some sugar, a bit of Vanilla and whip.
  21. Split shortcake in half with a fork.
  22. Layer shortcake, strawberries and whipped cream.
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