Shortcakes with Spiced and Citrus Plums
- 2 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup brown sugar pakced
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, unsalted cold and cut into small pieces
- 23 cup milk whole fat
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 pound plums firm but ripe, halved, pitted, each cut into 4 wedges
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice fresh
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger ground
- 18 teaspoon cinnamon ground
- 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream cold
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- For the shortcakes:
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Line large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl.
- Using fingertips, rub in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add milk; stir until dough forms.
- Drop dough onto prepared baking sheet, forming six 2 1/2-inch-diameter biscuits and spacing 3 inches apart.
- Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar.
- Bake until biscuits are golden and tester inserted into biscuit comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
- Transfer to rack.
- (Can be made 8 hours ahead.
- Cool.
- Store airtight at room temperature.)
- For the fruit:
- Mix together plums, 13 cup sugar, lemon juice, ginger and cinnamon in heavy medium saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat until plums release their juices but are still firm, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Stir in butter until melts.
- Let cool for a couple of minutes.
- Add cream and powdered sugar in large bowl with electric mixer, beat until stiff peaks form.
- Using serrated knife, slice off top 13 of biscuits.
- Place biscuit bottoms onto dessert plates.
- Add half of plum mixture over biscuits evenly.
- Top with whipped cream.
- Spoon remaining plum mixture equally over cream.
- Arrange biscuit tops over plum mixture.
- Serve.
flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, milk, sugar, but ripe, sugar, lemon juice fresh, ginger ground, cinnamon ground, butter, heavy whipping cream cold, powdered sugar
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/shortcakes-spiced-citrus-plums-51960 (may not work)