Strawberries and Cream Shortcake

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 4 cups strawberries, rinsed, hulled and sliced
• 4-6 T sugar (adjust to your own taste)
• 1 1/2 C flour
• 1 1/2 t baking powder
• 4 T sugar
• 1/3 C cold butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 C cold milk
• 1/2 t vanilla
• whipped Cream

Details

Adapted from crazyforcookiesandmore.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium bowl combine the strawberries and sugar. Set the strawberries aside to get juicy while you make the shortcakes. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and sugar. Using a pastry blender or your finger tips, cut or rub the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk and vanilla all at once to the flour mixture and stir until just combined.

Using a large spoon, drop mixture into 4 equal piles on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 425 degrees. Remove biscuits to a cooling rack and let cool for a few minutes. To serve, split a warm biscuit in two, spoon 1/4 of the berry mixture over the bottom half top with whip cream and the other half of the biscuit.