Smart Cookie Strawberry Shortcakes

Smart Cookie Strawberry Shortcakes

Recipe by Smart Cookie from allrecipes.com

Dessert 1 Hr. 20 Mins.

Ingredients

12

12 servings

  • 2 quarts ripe strawberries, hulled and quartered
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 ½ cups heavy cream
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1 tablespoon salted butter, melted
  • ¼ cup sanding sugar
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

Instructions

  • Crush about 1/4 of the strawberries with a fork. Mix together with the remaining strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a medium bowl. Set aside to macerate for up to 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Mix cream, eggs, and almond extract together in a separate bowl.
  • Cut cold butter cubes into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter until texture resembles damp sand. Make a well in the center and pour in the cream mixture; fold it in gently with a wooden spoon until a shaggy dough forms.
  • Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few times until dough comes together. Pat out until 1/2-inch thick. Fold dough in half and then in quarters, and pat out into a 1/2-inch thickness again. Repeat folding one more time.
  • Using a 3-inch biscuit cutter and taking care not to twist the cutter in the dough, cut out 12 rounds and place at least 2 inches apart on the baking sheet. Brush the tops of the biscuits with melted butter and sprinkle with sanding sugar.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
  • While the shortcakes are cooling, make the whipped cream. Combine heavy cream, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla bean paste in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on medium speed until stiff peaks form, about 4 minutes.
  • Split the shortcakes in half and top with macerated strawberries and a dollop of whipped cream.

Nutritional Facts

Per 12 servings

  • Calories: 582
  • Carbohydrate: 60g
  • Fat: 36g
  • Fiber: 4g
  • Protein: 7g
  • Sugar: 22g

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