Description
For this strawberry shortcake recipe, I modified the way my grandfather made his and used self-rising flour and toasted butter for a nutty flavor. I’m hoping Armand Cianfoni would approve.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- ¼ cup white sugar, plus more for topping
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream, plus more for brushing
- 4 pints fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 3 drops vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Melt butter over medium heat in small saucepan. Stir continually
- letting foam dissipate
- just until butter begins to brown
- 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Whisk together self-rising flour and 1/4 cup white sugar in a bowl. Add milk
- 1/4 cup cream
- and toasted butter. Mix just until ingredients come together. Wad up dough and transfer to floured surface. Press or roll dough into a rectangle about 1-inch thick. Cut in half lengthwise
- and then cut each half into 3 portions. Place shortcake pieces on prepared baking sheet. Brush with cream; sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake in preheated oven until gold brown
- 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer shortcakes to a rack to cool completely.
- Sprinkle sliced strawberries with sugar; stir until sugar begins to dissolve. Refrigerate until juice from berries is extracted
- about 1 hour.
- Whip 3/4 cup cream with 1 tablespoon sugar and a few drops of vanilla in bowl with an electric mixer.
- Split biscuit in half. Place bottom half in a bowl. Spoon strawberries and juice over shortbread half. Top with shortbread top and spoon on more strawberries and juice over the shortbread. Finish with a dollop of whipped cream.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 8