Peaches ‘n Cream Shortcake

Description

When you live in the peach state, you take full advantage of those fresh juicy Georgia peaches when they are in season! If you love strawberry shortcake, and you love peaches, I’m sure you’re going to love this!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 5 ½ teaspoons white sugar, divided
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅓ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 peaches, sliced
  • ¾ cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside
  2. Sift flour
  3. 4 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  4. baking powder
  5. and salt together in a bowl. Rub in butter with your fingers until mixture resembles course crumbs. Stir in 1/2 cup milk and mix into a soft dough.
  6. Divide dough into 4 equal parts and flatten each part into a 2-inch diameter disc. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Brush the tops with 1 tablespoon milk.
  7. Mix remaining 1 teaspoon sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle the top of each biscuit with cinnamon sugar.
  8. Bake in the preheated oven until biscuits begin to brown on the edges
  9. about 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
  10. Meanwhile
  11. whisk water
  12. sugar
  13. cornstarch
  14. and cinnamon together in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add sliced peaches and cook until sauce begins to thicken
  15. stirring occasionally to coat all of the peaches. Remove from heat and cool.
  16. Whip heavy cream in a bowl until stiff peaks form.
  17. Cut each biscuit in half horizontally. Place the bottoms on a serving plate. Add a dollop of whipped cream
  18. top with 1/4 of the peaches
  19. another dollop of whipped cream
  20. and the biscuit top. Serve immediately.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Servings: 4

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