Star Spangled Shortcakes
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup cold Land O Lakes Butter
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled, sliced
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3/4 cup Land O Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream, whipped
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons orange-flavored liqueur or orange juice
- 6 star fruit (carambola) slices
- Heat oven to 450F.
- Combine flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder and salt in bowl.
- Cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in milk with fork until mixture forms a ball.
- Knead dough 5 times on lightly floured surface until smooth.
- Roll out to 9x6-inch rectangle, 1/2-inch thick.
- Cut out 6 shortcakes with 3-inch star-shaped cutter.
- Place onto ungreased baking sheet; sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar.
- Bake 9-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Cool slightly; split in half.
- Combine strawberries, blueberries and 1 tablespoon sugar in bowl; set aside.
- Beat whipping cream and 1 tablespoon sugar in another bowl until stiff peaks form.
- Gently stir orange-flavored liqueur into whipped cream.
- Place bottom of shortcake on individual dessert plate; top with 2 tablespoons whipped cream and 1/3 cup fruit.
- Top with remaining half of shortcake; dollop with whipped cream.
- Garnish with star fruit slice.
- Repeat with remaining shortcakes and fruit.
flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cold, milk, sugar, fresh strawberries, fresh blueberries, sugar, sugar, orangeflavored liqueur
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/2439/star-spangled-shortcakes (may not work)