Dessert
Strawberry Shortcake
Tender, buttery biscuits layered with macerated strawberries and billowy whipped cream. The kind of summer dessert that makes everyone quiet at the table.
38 min
6 servings
easy
Ingredients
- •2 cups all-purpose flour
- •1 tbsp baking powder
- •1/2 cup sugar
- •6 tbsp cold butter
- •2/3 cup heavy cream
- •4 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
- •1 cup heavy whipping cream
- •1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix flour, baking powder, 2 tbsp sugar, and salt.
- 2Cut cold butter into flour until pea-sized. Stir in cream until just combined.
- 3Pat dough to 3/4-inch thick, cut into rounds. Bake 15–18 min until golden.
- 4Toss strawberries with remaining sugar and rest 20 min until juicy.
- 5Whip cream with vanilla to soft peaks. Split biscuits, layer with strawberries and cream.