Cherry-Chocolate Shortcakes with Kirsch Whipped Cream

Name: Cherry-Chocolate Shortcakes with Kirsch Whipped Cream
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters all purpose flour; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 79 milliliters cherry jam; 680 grams fresh Bing cherries, stemmed, pitted, halved; 1 large egg; 1 Tbsp kirsch; 1 teaspoons salt; 85 grams semisweet chocolate, coarsely grated; 2 Tbsps sugar; 118 milliliters (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 355 milliliters chilled whipping cream; 118 milliliters chilled whole milk

Cherry-Chocolate Shortcakes with Kirsch Whipped Cream might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 559 calories, 7g of protein, and 34g of fat each. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have salt, baking powder, cherry jam, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl; whisk to blend.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.

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Butter

Dry Seasoning Rub

Mix in chocolate. Beat milk and egg in small bowl to blend. Gradually add milk mixture to dry ingredients, tossing until dough comes together in moist clumps. Gather dough together. Turn out onto lightly floured surface and gently knead 5 turns to combine. Shape gently into 8-inch-long log.

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Milk

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Cut log crosswise into 8 rounds; shape each into 2 1/2x3/4-inch round. Arrange rounds on prepared baking sheet.

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Bake biscuits until bottoms are golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool on rack 15 minutes. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cool completely. Wrap in foil and rewarm in 350°F oven 10 minutes before continuing.)

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