I had to try this recipe for Strawberry Shortcake. It comes from the old cookbook I got when I was 12, and I happened to notice it when making my Hot Cross Buns #2 recipe (also in that "Better Homes and Gardens Holiday Cookbook"). My family always used Angel Food Cake when making strawberry shortcake, so that may be why I've never tried this recipe before, but I recently made a mistake when ordering groceries, and instead of getting 1 pound of strawberries, I got 2 pounds of strawberries. With an over-abundance of berries, why not try it now?
Here is the recipe as I made it:
Strawberry Shortcake
Sift together:
2 cups flour
1 Tablespoon sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cut in:
1/3 cup shortening (I used butter - oops, I just realized that I used 1/2 cup by mistake)
Cut in until mixture is like coarse crumbs.
Combine:
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
Add all at once to dry ingredients, stirring only to moisten.
Turn dough out onto floured surface.
Knead gently for about 1/2 minute.
Pat or roll dough to 1/2".
Cut 6 biscuits with floured 2 1/2" round or fluted cutter.
Bake on ungreased baking sheet at 450 degrees for about 10 minutes.
Split shortcakes; butter bottom layers (I didn't do this, but let's just say the extra butter in the biscuit dough covered the butter here).
Fill and top with strawberries and whipped cream.
Serve warm.
Oops! You can see here - I used 1/2 cup butter instead of 1/3 cup. It worked out just fine.
Had to use my old pastry blender to cut in the butter.
Dry and wet ingredients ready to mix.
Add the liquid all at once.
Only mix until just moistened, then knead. It will all come together beautifully.
I don't have any round cutters the right size, so I used a water glass to cut the biscuits. Don't twist - cutting straight down helps the biscuit rise better.
Ready for the oven.
So pretty!
Here we are - all loaded up!
This is what happened because they were warm. Just put the cream back on top where it belongs!
This shortcake was so, so, so good. It's all berries and cream and delicious biscuit. The biscuits were easy to make and baked up perfectly. I love this recipe - you can use any berry or fruit on the shortcake. This will be your go-to dessert for the summer, and AAALLLL your guests will agree - this Strawberry Shortcake is absolutely perfect!
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