Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, scones (sweet biscuits) for strawberry shortcake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Too much mixing makes batter tough. And you don't want tough scones. Just as our strawberry shortcake recipe has streusel, we wanted to add streusel to the scones.
Scones (sweet biscuits) for Strawberry Shortcake is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Scones (sweet biscuits) for Strawberry Shortcake is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have scones (sweet biscuits) for strawberry shortcake using 6 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Scones (sweet biscuits) for Strawberry Shortcake:
- Get 1 cup AP flour
- Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp sugar, plus more for sprinkling
- Make ready 1/2 tbsp baking powder
- Prepare 1/4 tsp salt
- Prepare 4 tbsp cold butter, cubed
- Make ready 1/3 cup half-and-half, plus more for brushing
This strawberry scone recipe is from The Alaska From Scratch Cookbook by Maya Wilson, author of the blog Alaska From Scratch. Maya lives on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. And to be completely forthright, the scenes that she shares from Alaska on social media were what initially beckoned me to follow her many years ago. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Instructions to make Scones (sweet biscuits) for Strawberry Shortcake:
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- In cold glass bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Add cold butter and blend with a cold pastry blender or fork until coarse meal is formed.
- Add half-and-half and mix gently with a fork or spatula just until incorporated. It should still be kinda crumbly and that's the way you want it.
- Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and fold over a couple of times just until it holds together.
- Pat to about 3/4 inch thick and cut into 4 3" biscuits. Mine were a little thinner, so I got 5 biscuits.
- Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush tops with half-and-half and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake 12-15 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
- For strawberry shortcake: Split biscuit, add mascerbated strawberries with syrup on bottom biscuit. Add whipped cream then biscuit top.
Gradually stir in milk until a soft dough forms. Place scones in bowl and cover with cloth (keeps them moist and warm for serving). Scones can also be served the day after baking- just keep them in an air tight container. For strawberry shortcakes, cut one or two scones in half, top bottom half of scone with strawberries, juice, and whipped cream, then place the other half on top. Shortcakes, in the biscuit/scone category of "bakes" (so help me, I've fallen into a GBBO rabbit hole and I never want to leave), are quick things, or they should be.
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