Individual Strawberry Shortcakes

Name: Individual Strawberry Shortcakes
Prep time: 44 min
Cook time: 44 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 8 Tbsps butter, cold and cubed; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 158 milliliters half-and-half, plus 1/4 cup; 1 sprig Fresh mint , for garnish; 1 teaspoons salt; 946 milliliters strawberries, hulled and quartered; 59 milliliters sugar plus 3 tablespoons sugar, plus 8 teaspoons; 8 servings Sweetened whipped cream

This vegetarian recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 319 calories. A mixture of whipped cream, butter, mint sprigs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is perfect for Mother's Day. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 44 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

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In a medium mixing bowl, toss the strawberries and 1/4 cup sugar together. Set aside until time to serve.

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Strawberries

Sugar

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Mixing Bowl

In the bowl of a food processor, pulse together flour, baking powder, salt and 3 tablespoons of sugar. Then pulse in the cold butter cubes until a coarse meal is formed. Turn the flour mixture out into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the center.

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Baking Powder

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Pour in 2/3 cup half-and-half and gently mix it in with a rubber spatula or fork, be careful not to over mix the dough or the biscuits will be tough.

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Biscuits

Dough

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Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and fold it over itself a couple of times until it just holds together. Pat the dough out to 3/4-inch thickness and cut out 8 round 3-inch biscuits.

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Dough

Transfer the biscuits to a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

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Biscuits

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Baking Sheet

Brush the tops of each biscuit with the remaining half-and-half and sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon sugar.

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Biscuits

Sugar

Bake in a preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until the biscuits have risen and are a light golden brown.

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Biscuits

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Oven

Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Split each biscuit, spoon some strawberries on the bottom piece, then whipped cream and top with the other biscuit half.

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Whipped Cream