Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
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Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
Description
This Easy Strawberry Shortcake recipe uses basic pantry ingredients including flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, lemon zest, and cold butter to create biscuits with a tender, crumbly texture. The biscuits are quickly assembled and baked to a golden light brown with a coarse sugar topping for subtle crunch.
Fresh strawberries are sliced and combined with sugar and lemon juice ahead of time to soften and develop their natural juices. Served alongside freshly whipped cream, the dessert balances the tartness of lemon and strawberries with buttery biscuits and creamy topping.
This shortcake is suitable for dessert or a sweet treat that highlights fresh strawberries when in season. The recipe provides a straightforward way to prepare shortcakes without complicated steps.
If buttermilk is unavailable, you can substitute milk mixed with lemon juice to achieve a similar acidity in the dough.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- lemon zest
- pinch salt
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 4 ounces butter cold, unsalted
- sugar coarse
Topping
- 3 cups strawberry sliced, fresh
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice fresh
- lemon zest
- Whipped Cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt & lemon zest in a small bowl (or food processor).
- Add cold butter and cut in with a fork or pulse a few times with a food processor (or cut in by hand using a pastry cutter) until you have coarse crumbs. Stir in buttermilk.
- Drop dough onto the prepared pan. Sprinkle with coarse sugar and lemon zest. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Combine sliced strawberries, sugar and lemon juice in a bowl and let sit at room temperature at least 30 minutes to release juices.
- Serve biscuits with strawberries and whipped cream.
Notes
- For buttermilk substitute, mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice into a 1/2 cup measuring cup and fill with milk; let sit before using.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6biscuits
Amount Per Serving
Calories 318 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 318 | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 43mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 117mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 339mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 514IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 43mg | 48% |
| Calcium | 116mg | 12% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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