Homemade Strawberry Shortcake

Several assembled strawberry shortcakes layered with whipped cream and strawberries on a white plate.

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Homemade Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake is the ultimate summer dessert! Easy homemade biscuits are layered with pick-your-own strawberries and fresh whipped cream! It's a family favorite to make every year after strawberry picking!

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: to 7

Calories: 328kcal

Author: Meryl Downing

Ingredients

For the Shortcake Dough

1 cup flour
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
2 teaspoons sugar
¼ cup cold butter (half stick)
½ egg (crack it in a bowl, whisk and use about half)
2½ Tablespoons heavy cream (use the remainder of a half pint container to make the whipped cream)
2 cups fresh strawberries sliced (sprinkled with sugar, optional)

For the Whipped Cream

1 cup heavy cream (minus the 2½ T used for the dough is fine)
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°.
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk.
Cut the butter into bits and add to dry mixture, us a pastry cutter, a fork or your hands to work it into the flour mixture to form a crumb-like consistency.
Add about half an egg and 2½ Tablespoons of cream and stir with a fork until the dough holds together.
Turn the dough out a cutting board and knead together with your hands 10 or so times. Pat into a rectangle about ½ inch thick, make rounds using a biscuit cutter or cookie cutter. Makes about 7 biscuits.
Bake on a sprayed cake pan or baking sheet for 15 minutes, until very lightly browned. Allow to cool slightly before slicing open in half.
Meanwhile, make the homemade whipped cream. Using the remainder of a half pint of cream (so just under a cup), place in a bowl with the powdered sugar and vanilla and whisk. Take turns whisking if you have little helpers until you have whipped cream! You can also put it in a jar with a lid and shake it into whipped cream. You can, of course, use a mixer!
Slice the strawberries, you can add a pinch of sugar to them if you like.
To assemble, slice the shortcakes open like sandwiches, fill with whipped cream and strawberries, and more on top. Serve immediately and enjoy!

Notes

Makes 7 biscuits. Each person may want 1 or 2. Recipe can be doubled!
Each component of this dessert can be made ahead the day of and stored separately. Strawberries can be sliced and cream can be whipped and kept in the fridge. The shortcakes can be baked and kept covered on the counter. Do not make a day in advance, fresher is better for this recipe!
Nutrition info is based on 6 servings.

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