Warm Nectarine and Blueberry Shortcakes

Name: Warm Nectarine and Blueberry Shortcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 2 pints blueberries; 1 stick plus 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, 1 stick diced; 79 milliliters confectioners sugar, plus more for dusting; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps granulated sugar; 651 milliliters heavy cream, plus more for brushing; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 794 grams nectarines or peaches, pitted and thinly sliced; 118 milliliters turbinado sugar; 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Warm Nectarine and Blueberry Shortcakes a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 691 calories, 7g of protein, and 43g of fat each. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, plus 2 tablespoons butter, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 42

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In a food processor, pulse the flour, baking powder, granulated sugar and salt.

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Granulated Sugar

Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Add the diced butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal.

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Butter

Add 3/4 cup of the cream and process until the dough just comes together.

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Cream

Dough

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 3 times.

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Dough

Roll out the dough 1/2 inch thick. Using a floured 2 3/4-inch round biscuit cutter, stamp out 8 shortcakes as close together as possible; transfer to a large baking sheet.

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Biscuits

Dough

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Brush the tops of the shortcakes with cream and sprinkle with 2 heaping tablespoons of the turbinado sugar.

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Turbinado Sugar

Cream

Bake the shortcakes for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

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Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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Wire Rack

In a bowl, beat the remaining 2 cups of cream with 1/3 cup of confectioners' sugar and the vanilla until soft peaks form.

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Powdered Sugar

Vanilla

Cream

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Bowl

Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet. In a bowl, toss the nectarines with the berries, the remaining 1/3 cup of turbinado sugar and the lemon juice.

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Turbinado Sugar

Lemon Juice