Summer Shortcake
- 2 12 cups flour
- 14 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 in pieces
- 8 ounces cold cream cheese, cut into 1/2 in pieces
- 34 cup buttermilk, plus more for brushing
- raw sugar or fine sanding sugar, for sprinkling
- 2 pints blueberries
- 2 pints strawberries, hulled (large berries need to be cut)
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- make the biscuits: preheat oven to 450F.
- In a food processor, pulse flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
- Add butter and pulse until pieces are size of peas.
- Add cream cheese and pulse again until largest pieces are size of peas.
- Add buttermilk and pulse until dough comes together.
- Transfer to a bowl and gently knead into a ball.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour or overnight.
- Divide dough in half.
- Working with one portion at a time on a floured surface, pat into a disk, then roll into a 10-inch round.
- Transfer to baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Brush biscuits with buttermilk.
- Generously sprinkle raw sugar over tops and sides.
- Brush off sugar from parchment.
- Bake until dough has risen slightly and is golden brown, 12 - 15 minutes.
- Leave biscuits on sheets.
- Using a 2 1/2 inch star cutter, cut out but don't remove stars from one biscuit while it is warm.
- Let cool.
- Using a paring knife, remove stars.
- Making the filling: combine blueberries and strawberries and 2 tablespoons sugar, let macerate until juicy, 10 minutes.
- Just before serving, beat cream to medium peaks with remaining sugar and vanilla.
- Assemble: Place uncut biscuit on large plate.
- Spoon half of berries and juices on biscuit, then spread whipped topping over berries.
- Top with all but a 1/2 cup of berries.
- Place cut out biscuit on top and fill in stars with reserved berries.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate for 3 hours uncovered.
flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cold unsalted butter, cream cheese, buttermilk, sugar, blueberries, pints strawberries, granulated sugar, heavy cream, vanilla
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/summer-shortcake-234328 (may not work)