Strawberry Chocolate Chip Shortcake

By kayjayjohnson

Ingredients

• The Shortcakes:
• 2 cups flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
• Sugar for sprinkling top
• Strawberry Filling:
• 4 cups sliced strawberries
• 1/4 cup sugar or to taste
• Pinch of salt
• Whipped cream for serving

Details

Adapted from stumbleupon.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment.

To make the shortcakes: Sift together the dry ingredients into a bowl. Add the butter and mix with your fingers until it is broken up and the mixture has the texture of wet sand. Add the buttermilk and gently mix it in. Stir in the chocolate chips. Shape the dough into 6 or 7 shortcakes on the baking sheet. Space them about 4 inches apart on the baking sheet. Place the baking sheet on another baking sheet. (This keeps the bottom of the shortcakes from burning.) Sprinkle the tops of the shortcakes with sugar.

Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool. If made ahead, store in a covered container.

Combine the strawberries, sugar, and salt.

To serve, carefully slice each shortcake in half horizontally. Top the bottom half of the shortcake with a spoonful of the strawberries and spoon some whipped cream over the berries. Place the top half of the shortcake over the whipped cream and serve.