Homemade Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
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Serves: 12
 
Homemade Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
Ingredients
  • 1 pound strawberries
  • ½ cup sugar + 2 tablespoons
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup cold butter + 1 tablespoon
  • 1 egg
  • ¾ cup whole milk
  • ¼ cup cream
  • Fresh or frozen blueberries for decoration (optional)
  • Sugar in the Raw to sprinkle on top before baking
  • Fresh Whipped Cream
Instructions
  1. Wash, hull, and slice strawberries.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the berries and 2 tablespoons sugar. Cover and set aside for at least 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
  3. Heat oven to 450F.
  4. In a large bowl, combine ½ cup sugar, the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  5. Cut the cold butter into small pieces and work into the flour mixture, using a pastry blender. It should be well combined, with no visible chunks. (I did this with my fingers so that works fine if you don't have a pastry blender.)
  6. In a small bowl, whisk the egg, milk, and cream until it is well combined and frothy.
  7. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the milk mixture. Stir just until combined. Do not over mix.
  8. Drop the dough onto a heavily floured surface. Flip the dough several times to coat with flour.
  9. Roll out the dough until it is ¼ inch thick.
  10. Use a round cookie cutter or drinking glass or mason jar lid to cut out shapes. The dough will be a little sticky, so dip the cookie cutter in flour between each cut. Place on ungreased baking sheet at least 1 inch apart.
  11. If you like, you can press fresh blueberries into the dough.
  12. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter and brush it over each circle.
  13. Sprinkle a little sugar in the raw on top of each circle.
  14. Bake for 9-10 minutes, or until light golden brown.
  15. Cool completely on a rack.
  16. Add whipped cream and strawberries and enjoy!
Recipe by My Frugal Adventures at https://myfrugaladventures.com/2014/06/homemade-strawberry-shortcake-recipe/