Chocolate Raspberry Shortcakes

Name: Chocolate Raspberry Shortcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 113 grams 1/2 cup cold butter; 177 milliliters buttermilk; 2 larges egg yolks; 473 milliliters About all-purpose flour; 158 milliliters granulated sugar; 6 servings Vanilla crème fraîche or lightly sweetened whipped cream; 6 servings Powdered sugar; 946 milliliters fresh raspberries; 1 teaspoons salt; 158 milliliters unsweetened cocoa

Need a vegetarian dessert? Chocolate Raspberry Shortcakes could be an outstanding recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 10g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 559 calories. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. A mixture of flour, lightly whipped cream, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a food processor or bowl, combine 2 cups flour, 2/3 cup granulated sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; whirl or mix until blended.

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Granulated Sugar

Baking Soda

Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Bowl

Cut butter into 1/2-inch chunks and add to flour mixture. Whirl, cut in with a pastry blender, or rub in with your fingers until mixture forms fine crumbs; pour into a bowl if using processor.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Blender

Bowl

In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks with buttermilk to blend; add to flour mixture and stir just until evenly moistened.

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Buttermilk

Egg Yolk

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Bowl

Turn dough out onto a floured board and, with lightly floured hands, knead just until it comes together. Pat out to about 1 1/4 inches thick. With a 3-inch round cutter, cut out shortcakes; gather dough scraps and pat out again as necessary to make all six shortcakes. Set 2 inches apart on a 14- by 17-inch baking sheet.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Bake on the middle rack in a 375 regular or 350 convection oven until tops look dry and feel firm when pressed, about 25 minutes.

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Oven

Transfer shortcakes to a rack and let cool completely.

Meanwhile, rinse raspberries. In a blender or food processor, whirl half the berries with the remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar until smooth. Press through a fine strainer into a bowl; discard residue.

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Granulated Sugar

Raspberries

Berries

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Sieve

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Bowl

To assemble shortcakes, slice each in half horizontally; set bottoms on plates. Spoon vanilla crme frache over bottoms, top with remaining berries, and drizzle with raspberry sauce.

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Raspberry Sauce

Berries

Vanilla

Place shortcake tops over berries and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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Powdered Sugar

Berries

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Servings:

2teaspoons

baking powder 1teaspoons

baking soda 113grams

1/2 cup cold butter 177milliliters

buttermilk 2larges

egg yolks 473milliliters

About all-purpose flour 158milliliters

granulated sugar 6servings

Vanilla crème fraîche or lightly sweetened whipped cream 6servings

Powdered sugar 946milliliters

fresh raspberries 1teaspoons

salt 158milliliters

unsweetened cocoa

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Forge Cellars Classique Riesling. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 21 dollars.