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Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake

Sue Lau
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Total Time 2 hours 32 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Cake:

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 cup butter (unsalted cut into cubes)
  • 1/3 cup strawberry jam (melted and cooled to room temperature) (I used no sugar added type)
  • 3/4 cup whole buttermilk
  • Crystal sugar (I used pink)
  • Sweetened whipped cream

Glaze:

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tbsp. buttermilk

Strawberries:

  • 2 quarts fresh strawberries (ripe, hulled and chopped)
  • 1/2 cup sugar (or 1/4 cup splenda, make it as sweet as you like)
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Cut your strawberries a few hours early and let them macerate, refrigerated, in the sugar and lemon mixture until they are softened and juicy.
  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • Place flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda into a food processor and pulse once or twice to mix.
  • Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Turn out dough into a mixing bowl and make a well in the center.
  • Whisk together the cooled jam with the buttermilk.
  • Pour this into the well in the dough and using a spoon, mix it togehter as much as you can, then finish with your hands, but try not to handle it too much.
  • Divide dough into 6 pieces and shape like hamburger patty and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Place baking sheet in freezer for 10-15 minutes to re-chill the dough, it should be stiff and cold but not frozen.
  • Brush tops with egg mixture and sprinkle with pink or red crystal sugars.
  • Place in hot oven and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.; cool on wire rack.
  • Slice and top with macerated strawberries and whipped cream.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com
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