Strawberry Shortcakes

Name: Strawberry Shortcakes
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 79 milliliters butter, chilled, cut into small pieces; 1 egg yolk, slightly beaten; 591 milliliters Gold Medal® all-purpose flour; 79 milliliters granulated sugar; 237 milliliters milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 567 grams bags each) Cascadian Farm® frozen organic strawberries, thawed (do not drain); 1 teaspoon granulated or coarse decorating sugar; 177 milliliters whipping cream

Strawberry Shortcakes is a vegetarian dessert. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 247 calories. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Mother's Day. Head to the store and pick up coarse decorating sugar, whipping cream, flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.

Instructions

Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, mix strawberries (with juices) and 1/4 cup sugar; set aside.

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Strawberries

Sugar

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Bowl

Oven

In medium bowl, cut butter into flour, 1/3 cup sugar, the baking powder and salt, using pastry blender or 2 forks, until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in milk.

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Baking Powder

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Milk

Salt

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Blender

Bowl

Place on lightly floured surface; knead 5 to 7 times or until dough forms. Pat dough 1/2 inch thick; cut out 12 rounds with 2 1/2-inch round cutter.

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Dough

Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Brush egg yolk over rounds; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar.

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Egg Yolk

Sugar

Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes.

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Oven

In chilled small bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Split shortcakes in half horizontally. Spoon strawberries between halves and over tops. Top with whipped cream and additional strawberries.

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Whipping Cream