I had these at a friends house and immediately fell in love. This is my new favorite strawberry shortcake recipe. These little shortcakes are soo good and soo easy to make. My daughter took a shortcake to school to eat as her snack without any toppings, she liked them so much. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
3 TB sugar
2 1/4 tsp. baking powder
3/8 tsp salt
1 cup heavy cream
1 qt strawberries
1/3 cup sugar
more cream for whipping (at least 1 cup to serve 6, probably more)
Directions:
Grease baking sheet with spray. Preheat oven to 450. Whisk together flour, 3 Tb sugar, baking powder and salt. Whisk in cream to make soft dough (the dough is really sticky, it will clump your whisk, I just use my hands to mix). Drop dough in 6 mounds and flatten to 2 1/2 - 3 inches in diameter. Sprinkle tops with sugar. Place in oven and immediately reduce heat to 425. Cook 15-17 min (10 was enough for me--so be sure to check). Cool on racks 5 min to 2 hours. Crush 1/3 of the strawberries in food processor (or use potato masher) with 1/3 cup sugar. Slice remaining berries and stir into crushed berries. Let stand at room temp for at least 20 min. Berries can be made up to 4 hours ahead and refrigerated. Whip cream into soft peaks, sweeten and add a little vanilla. Split shortcakes in half horizontally. Spoon 1/2 the strawberry mixture on bottoms, then replace tops. Spoon remaining berries over tops and add spoonfuls of whipped cream. Enjoy!
