Strawberry Shortcakes

Name: Strawberry Shortcakes
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 servings baking powder; 8 servings balsamic vinegar; 8 servings egg; 8 servings egg white; 8 servings heavy cream; 8 servings light cream; 8 servings salt; 8 servings strawberries; 8 servings sugar; 8 servings unsalted butter

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Strawberry Shortcakes a try. One serving contains 308 calories, 7g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe serves 8. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. It will be a hit at your Mother's Day event. Head to the store and pick up salt, balsamic vinegar, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425F.

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Oven

Mix the flour, salt, baking powder, and 3 tablespoons of the sugar in a bowl. Grate the butter into these dry ingredients and use your fingertips to finish crumbling the butter into the flour.

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Baking Powder

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Whisk the egg into the cream, and pour into the flour mixture a little at a time, using a fork to mix. You may not need all of the eggy cream to make the dough come together, so go cautiously.

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Cream

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Whisk

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and roll gently to a thickness of about inch. Dip the cutter in flour and cut out as many rounds as you can. Work the scraps back into a dough, re-roll and finish cutting outyou should get 8 in all.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

Dip

Place the shortcakes about 1 inch apart on the baking sheet, brush the tops with the egg white, and sprinkle them with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. If it helps with the rest of your cooking, or life in general, you can cover and refrigerate them now for up to 2 hours.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

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Baking Sheet

Bake for 1015 minutes, until golden brown, and let them cool for a short while on a wire rack. Meanwhile, crush half the strawberries with the spoonful of sugar and the few drops of balsamic vinegar if using, and halve or quarter the remaining strawberries, depending on their size. Whip the heavy cream, if youre using.

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Balsamic Vinegar

Strawberries

Heavy Cream

Sugar

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Wire Rack

Oven

The shortcakes should be eaten while still warm, so split each one across the middle and cover with a spoonful of the crushed strawberry mixture, a few halved or quartered strawberries, then dollop some whipped cream or crme frache on top, and set the top back on.

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Whipped Cream