Strawberry Shortcake
This easy American dessert is ready in about 30 minutes and makes 8 servings. The main ingredients are all-purpose flour, granulated sugar and butter. The cooking is mostly baking. It is on the lighter side, at about 310 calories and 5 g of protein per serving.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Servings
- 8
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 310 kcal
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Ingredients
For 8 servings
- 280 gall-purpose flour
- 80 ggranulated sugar
- 85 gbutter
- 1egg
- 360 mlheavy cream
- 1 tbspbaking powder
- 500 gstrawberries
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 1 pinchsalt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220C (425F). Hull and slice the strawberries, toss with 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar, and let macerate for 30 minutes.
- Whisk together all-purpose flour, 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in egg and 120ml of heavy cream until a shaggy dough forms.
- Pat dough to about 2cm thickness and cut into 8 rounds with a biscuit cutter. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 12-14 minutes until golden.
- Whip the remaining heavy cream with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar and vanilla extract until soft peaks form.
- Split the warm biscuits in half. Spoon macerated strawberries and whipped cream on the bottom half, place the top half on, and add more berries and cream. Serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 310 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Carbs
- 38 g
Approximate values for one serving.
About this recipe
- Cuisine: American
- Dish type: Dessert
- In cookbook: Sweet Tooth
