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EASY STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE RECIPE

Thursday, January 4, 2018 Edit

Strawberry Shortcake is one of our favorites desserts! Light and delicious it's the perfect way to end a meal.

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons sugar
lemon zest
pinch of salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
4 oz cold unsalted butter
coarse sugar

TOPPING

3 cups fresh strawberries , sliced
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
lemon zest
Whipped Cream

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt & lemon zest in a small bowl (or food processor).
Add cold butter and cut in with a fork or pulse a few times with a food processor (or cut in by hand using a pastry cutter) until you have coarse crumbs. Stir in buttermilk.
Drop dough onto the prepared pan. Sprinkle with coarse sugar and lemon zest. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
Combine sliced strawberries, sugar and lemon juice in a bowl and let sit at room temperature at least 30 minutes to release juices.
Serve biscuits with strawberries and whipped cream.

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