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Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake

This from-scratch strawberry shortcake is everything a summer dessert should be: fresh, luscious, and completely irresistible.
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into ½-inch chunks
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
  • 2 pounds strawberries hulled and sliced ¼-inch thick
  • 3 tablespoons seedless raspberry jam
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 425 and set an oven rack in the middle position. Line a 13x18-in baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, granulated sugar, and salt.
  • Add the pieces of cold butter. Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with pea-sized clumps of butter within.
  • Add the buttermilk and stir with a rubber spatula until the dough comes together into a sticky, shaggy mass. Do not overmix.
  • With lightly floured hands, form the dough into 8 craggy-looking balls and place on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Sprinkle the tops with the turbinado sugar. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, until the biscuits are golden.
  • Put one-third of the berries in a medium bowl and, using a potato masher or a fork, mash them into a chunky purée.
  • Mix in the remaining berries, along with the raspberry jam and granulated sugar. Let the berries sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes, until saucy.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the heavy cream until soft peaks form.
  • Sprinkle the granulated sugar over the cream and beat until soft peaks return. Do not overbeat.
  • To assemble the shortcakes: Using a serrated knife, split the biscuits in half horizontally and transfer the bottoms to dessert plates.
  • Spoon about three-quarters of the macerated berries and their juice evenly over the biscuit bottoms.
  • Top with a generous dollop of whipped cream and cover each with a biscuit top.
  • Spoon more berries and cream over each shortcake and serve immediately.

Notes

This from-scratch strawberry shortcake is everything a summer dessert should be: fresh, luscious, and completely irresistible.
Keyword biscuit dessert, strawberry shortcake, Summer Dessert