Fresh Peach Shortcake
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3.5
Fresh Peach Shortcake
Description
The Fresh Peach Shortcake recipe prepares sliced ripe peaches tossed with sugar and lemon juice to enhance their natural sweetness and brightness. The biscuits are made from flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, cold buttermilk, an egg, and melted butter, mixed lightly and dropped as mounds before baking to a light golden color. Sprinkling sugar on top before baking adds a touch of crunch.
Whipped cream is made by beating cold cream with confectioners sugar and vanilla extract to soft peaks, providing a sweet, smooth topping that complements the fruit and biscuit layers. Biscuits are split in half and layered with peaches and whipped cream, with peach juice spooned over to add moisture.
This dessert can adapt to other fruits like strawberries, apricots, or plums. Adding liquor to peaches or whipped cream provides an adult variation with flavors like whiskey or Amaretto. It offers a balance of textures and seasonal fruit freshness that fits well as a light, summery treat.
Ingredients
- 7 peach peeled (or not!) and sliced, ripe
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice 1/2 lemon, fresh
biscuits
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp sugar plus more for sprinkling
- ½ tsp. salt
- 2/3 cup buttermilk very cold
- 1 egg large
- 4 ounces butter melted and cooled (4 ounces = 1/2 cup / 1 stick, unsalted
whipped cream
- 1 cup cold cream
- 2 Tbsp confectioners sugar sifted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Set oven to 425°F.
- In a large bowl, toss the sliced peaches with sugar and lemon and set aside.
- Mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and whisk to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk the wet ingredients together. Pour the cold liquid into the flour and mix until just blended---don't over work it. I like to use two dinner forks.
- Drop 1/3 cup sized mounds of dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Space them 2" apart. This dough will make 5 or 6 biscuits.
- Sprinkle a little sugar over the top and bake for about 12-15 minutes. They should be light golden, and you don't want to over bake them. Cool on a rack.
- Whip the cold cream with the sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form.
- To serve the shortcakes, split a biscuit in half and top with peaches and a good dollop of whipped cream. Don't forget to spoon a little of the peach juice over the biscuits, too!
Notes
- Other fruits such as strawberries, apricots, or plums work well in place of peaches.
- Add liquor like whiskey or Amaretto to peaches or whipped cream for an adult version.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 553 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 553kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 32g | 49% |
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 116mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 235mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 487mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 1710IU | 34% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 137mg | 14% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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