Strawberry shortcakes

Name: Strawberry shortcakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10 Servings
Ingredients: 1.75 cups strawberries; 1.75 cups flour; 2 tbsp baking powder; 0.25 tsp salt; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup unsalted butter (cold); 1 cup buttermilk (cold); 2 tbsp sliced almonds; 1 vanilla bean; 1 cup heavy cream; flour (for dusting); buttermilk

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Johanna

Test Kitchen Manager and Chef

Difficulty

Easy 👌

min.

Preparation

min.

Baking

min.

Resting

Ingredients

Servings:-10+

250 g	strawberries
400 g	flour
2 tbsp	baking powder
¼ tsp	salt
110 g	sugar
200 g	unsalted butter (cold)
250 ml	buttermilk (cold)
2 tbsp	sliced almonds
1	vanilla bean
250 ml	heavy cream
	flour (for dusting)
	buttermilk

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Utensils

oven
bowl
baking sheet
pastry brush
knife
cutting board
hand mixer with beaters

Nutrition per serving

Cal
445

Protein
7 g

Fat
27 g

Carb
45 g

Step 1/4
- 400 g flour
- 2 tbsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 60 g sugar
- 200 g unsalted butter (cold)
- 250 ml buttermilk (cold)
- oven
- bowl
Preheat oven to 220°C/425°F. Mix flour with baking powder, salt, and sugar in a bowl. Dice butter and work it into the flour mixture with a fork, until a crumbly dough is formed. Next, gradually add in the cold buttermilk and knead the dough.
Step 2/4
- 2 tbsp sliced almonds
- flour (for dusting)
- buttermilk
- baking sheet
- pastry brush
Press the dough flat with your hands on a floured surface. Cut out the biscuits and transfer them to a baking sheet. Brush biscuits with some buttermilk, sprinkle with almonds, and bake for 15 min.
Step 3/4
- 1 vanilla bean
- 250 g strawberries
- 250 ml heavy cream
- sugar
- knife
- cutting board
- hand mixer with beaters
Scrape the vanilla bean. Hull and halve the strawberries, sprinkle with some sugar. Beat the cream with the remaining sugar and the vanilla bean seeds until stiff.
Step 4/4
Halve the shortcakes, fill with strawberries and whipped cream. Top the cake with more cream, berries, and sliced almonds. Enjoy!