Apricot Nectarine Shortcake with Vanilla Whipped Cream

Name: Apricot Nectarine Shortcake with Vanilla Whipped Cream
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 apricots, pitted, cut into sixths; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 355 milliliters heavy cream, chilled; 5 nectarines, pitted, cut into sixths; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 1 Tbsp sugar; 2 Tbsps sugar; 2 Tbsps sugar, plus 2 tablespoons for sprinkling; 59 milliliters unsalted butter; 1 stick unsalted butter, chilled, cut into pea-size pieces; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Apricot Nectarine Shortcake with Vanilla Whipped Cream is a vegetarian dessert. One portion of this dish contains roughly 6g of protein, 40g of fat, and a total of 553 calories. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up apricots, butter, vanillan extract, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

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Oven

In the food processor combine the flour, 2 tablespoons of sugar, baking powder and salt.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Food Processor

Add the butter and pulse until the mixture looks like grated Parmesan cheese.

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Grated Parmesan Cheese

Butter

Add the cream and pulse until the mixture looks very crumbly but sticks together.

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Cream

Remove the blade from the processor and form craggy looking dough balls about the size of a small tennis ball.

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Dough

Put the dough balls on a baking sheet lined with a silpat or parchment paper.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Sprinkle each ball with a little sugar.

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Sugar

Bake in the preheated oven for about 11 to 12 minutes.

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Oven

Remove from the oven and let cool.

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Add the butter to a saute pan and melt it over medium heat.

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Butter

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Add the fruit and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.

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Fruit

Sprinkle in the sugar and saute for another 2 to 3 minutes.

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Sugar

In a mixing bowl combine the cream and vanilla. Using a whisk or hand beater, beat the cream until it starts to thicken.

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Vanilla

Cream

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Whisk

Sprinkle in the sugar and beat until the cream is very light and fluffy and it holds soft peaks.

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Cream

Sugar

Cut the shortcakes in half. Spoon a generous amount of the warm fruit filling on the bottoms of the shortcakes. Replace the top and garnish with the vanilla whipped cream.

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Whipped Cream