Delicious Strawberry Shortcakes
- 2 12 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 12 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 13 cup plus 1 tbsp. sugar
- 12 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
- 1 cup milk
- 1 pint fresh strawberry, hulled and sliced
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 12 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For the shortcakes: Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a food processer process flour, baking powder, salt, 1/3 cup sugar, and butter until mixture resembles a coarse meal.
- Add milk and pulse just until moistened.
- Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface.
- With floured hands pat dough into a 4 by 8 inch rectangle.
- Cut dough into 8 squares and transfer to a baking sheet and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of sugar.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Transfer biscuits to a cooling rack to cool completley.
- For the strawberries: In a small mixing bowl mix together strawberries, sugar, and orange zest.
- Let sit at room tempature for at least 10 minutes.
- For the whipped cream: In a medium mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed beat cream, sugar, and vanilla until medium peaks form.
- To serve, split biscuits with a serated knife and sandwich with strawberries and cream.
flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, cold butter, milk, fresh strawberry, sugar, orange zest, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/delicious-strawberry-shortcakes-410599 (may not work)