Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake

Layers of buttery, flaky, sweet biscuits, red ripe berries and sweetened whipped cream! This is the ultimate strawberry shortcake recipe!

Ingredients:

Biscuits:

• 2 cups of all purpose flour
• 2 tsp of baking powder
• 1/4 tsp of baking soda
• 3 Tbs of sugar
• dash of salt
• 1 stick of cold butter, cut into small pieces
• 3/4 cup of buttermilk
• small amount of cream and sugar for sprinkling on the biscuits before baking

Strawberries:

• 4 pints of strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced
• 1 Tbs of fresh lemon juice
• 3 Tbs of sugar

Whipped Cream:

• 1 cup of cold heavy cream
• 3 – 4 tsp of sugar

Directions:

In a medium sized bowl, add the strawberries, sugar and lemon juice, stir to combine and let sit for at least an hour for the berries to become juicy.

In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt.Add the butter and using your fingers, rub it in with the flour mixture until it is pea-sized.Pour in the buttermilk, stir to combine.Divide the dough into 6 pieces, very gently, shape into a ball, place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and flatten slightly into a disc. It’s important not to overwork the dough.Brush with a little cream and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for 20 – 25 minutes until golden.For the whipped cream, use a mixer with a wire whisk, add the cream and the sugar and beat until it forms soft peaks.To assemble the shortcakes, cut the biscuits in half using a serrated knife, place the bottom of the biscuit in a bowl, spoon on some strawberries, then some whipped cream, put the top on, spoon on more strawberries and whipped cream, dig in! (you can also crumble the biscuits in you prefer)