Balsamic Strawberry Shortcakes

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon large grain sugar (demerara or turbinado)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 1/2 pints strawberries, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 combine the flour, 1/4 cup of sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. add the butter and cut it into the flour using a pastry cutter or two knives until the smallest pieces of the mixture are no larger than a pea.
• 3 whisk together one egg and the heavy cream. add it to the dry mixture and stir the dough with a fork until it just comes together.
• 4 transfer the dough to a well-floured surface and press it down with your fingers until it’s about 1 inch thick. use a 3 inch biscuit cutter to cut out 4 circles. place them on an ungreased cookie sheet, a few inches apart.
• 5 whisk the other egg in a small bowl and brush the tops of the biscuits with it. sprinkle with the large grain sugar.
• 6 bake the biscuits for about 30 – 45 minutes (until the tops are golden). remove from the oven and cool until warm.
• 7 while the biscuits are baking, combine the strawberries with the vinegar, sugar and lemon zest, and allow them to sit on the counter for 20-30 minutes.
• 8 pour the cream into a large bowl, add the sugar and vanilla extract. use a hand blender with a whisk attachment to whisk on high speed for a minute or two until the cream holds soft peaks.
• 9 slice the biscuits in half, then evenly divide the strawberries between the four bottom halves of the biscuits. next, drop a generous dollop of whipped cream over the berries, and place the biscuit halves on top.
• 10 serve with additional whipped cream and macerated strawberries on the side.