Peach Raspberry Shortcakes

Name: Peach Raspberry Shortcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 12 Tbsps cold unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), diced; 1 egg beaten with 2 tablespoons water or milk, for egg wash; 2 extra larges eggs, lightly beaten; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters heavy cream, chilled; 237 milliliters heavy cream, chilled; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 orange, zest removed in long strips; 2 ripe peaches, peeled, pitted, and thinly sliced; 1 pint raspberries; 1 Tbsp sugar, plus extra for sprinkling; 2 Tbsps sugar; 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Peach Raspberry Shortcakes might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 678 calories, 10g of protein, and 48g of fat. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of peaches, butter, heavy cream, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Sift the flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, the baking powder, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Blend in the butter at the lowest speed and mix until the butter is the size of peas.

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Baking Powder

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Peas

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Combine the eggs and heavy cream and quickly add to the flour and butter

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Heavy Cream

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Egg

mixture.

Mix until just blended. The dough will be sticky.

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Dough

Dump the dough out onto a well-floured surface. Flour your hands and pat the dough out 3/4-inch thick. You should see lumps of butter in the dough.

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Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Cut 6 or 7 biscuits with a 2 3/4-inch fluted cutter and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment.

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Biscuits

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Baking Sheet

Brush the tops with the egg wash.

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Egg

Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the outsides are crisp and the insides are fully baked.

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Sugar

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Oven

Let cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

To assemble, whip the cream and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until soft peaks form.

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Cream

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Add the vanilla and continue to beat until the peaks are stiff.

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Vanilla

Split each shortcake in half crosswise and place the bottom half on a plate. Spoon whipped cream on top, then place the sliced peaches and raspberries on the whipped cream.

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Whipped Cream