Strawberry Shortcake
Recipe for the week of November 11-15, 2024 **Please Note: Ingredients and recipes are subject to change due to product availability and teacher’s discretion.**
Servings Prep Time
Yield10-12 servings 30minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Servings Prep Time
Yield10-12 servings 30minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Ingredients
For the Strawberries
  • 6cups strawberriesquartered
  • 1/4cup sugar
For the Whipped Cream
  • 2tablespoons sugar
  • 1teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1cup heavy cream
For the Biscuits
  • 2 3/4cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4cup sugar
  • 1tablespoon + 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2teaspoon baking soda
  • 1teaspoon Salt
  • 3/4cup buttercold and cubed
  • 1cup buttermilkcold
  • 2tablespoons heavy cream
  • sugarfor sprinkling
  • 1cup buttermilkcold
  • 2tablespoons heavy cream
  • sugarfor sprinkling
Instructions
For the Strawberries
  1. Stir the strawberries and sugar together in a large bowl. Cover and set aside until ready to use.
For the Biscuits
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Whisk until combined. Add the cubed butter and cut into the dry ingredients with a metal fork until coarse crumbs form.
  2. Pour buttermilk on top. Fold everything together with a spatula until it begins to come together. Do not overwork the dough. The dough will be shaggy and crumbly with some wet spots. Pour the dough and any dough crumbles onto a floured work surface and gently bring together with generously floured hands.
  3. Using a floured rolling pin, flatten into a 3/4 inch thick rectangle as best you can. Fold one side into the center, then the other side. Turn the dough horizontally. Gently flatten into a 3/4 inch thick rectangle again. Repeat the folding again. Turn the dough horizontally one more time. Gently flatten into a 3/4 inch thick rectangle. Repeat the folding one last time. Flatten into the final 3/4 inch thick rectangle.
  4. Cut into 3-inch circles with a biscuit cutter. Re-roll/flatten any scraps and cut more circles.
  5. Arrange in close together on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Make sure the biscuits are touching.
  6. Brush the tops with 2 tablespoons heavy cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown on top. Remove from the oven, then cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before assembling.
For the Whipped Cream
  1. Using a hand mixer, beat the heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla on medium-high speed until soft-medium peaks form, about 3 minutes.
  2. Slice the biscuits in half and layer with strawberries and whipped cream. Serve immediately.