Delicious Strawberry Shortcakes with feather-light and slightly lemony little biscuit cakes piled high with homemade whipped cream and farm-fresh strawberries. Oh. my.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 2/3 cups cold butter (chopped into small cubes)
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cups milk
- zest of 1 lemon
Directions
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Combine dry ingredients. Cut in butter until completely incorporated and mixture looks like small crumbs. Set mixture aside. |
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| Add eggs to a separate bowl and whisk. Add milk and lemon and whisk once more. Pour into the bowl of dry ingredients and stir, just until moistened. | |
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Dump dough out onto a heavily floured surface and gently work into a rectangle, 1″ thick. (This will be messy, but be patient and it will come together). Using a biscuit cutter, cut into individual biscuits. Place biscuits on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown. |
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The center of the biscuits will appear slightly separated. |
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And once they’re cooled, you can easily split them apart. |
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Layer shortcakes with homemade whipped cream and strawberries. (If they’re tiny berries like mine were, you can leave them whole. If they’re large berries, slice before serving.) And for a final sweet touch, dust with powdered sugar. (This recipe makes about 12-13 standard-size biscuit shortcakes). |
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IT'S ME, SERENA!
I bounced through the first years of my life in a hippie gypsy wagon, hand-built by my father, wandering the back roads of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. My family eventually settled into a tiny cabin in the woods on property that was once inhabited by Native American Indians.
I spent my childhood days searching for arrowheads, teaching myself to sew on a treadle sewing machine and to bake in a wood-burning stove, with no running water, refrigeration, or electricity in our home. My family lived frugally and early on, inspired by my parent’s thriftiness and style, I gained a knack for thrifty creativity and turning ordinary objects into something useful. And I dreamed of the home I would create for my own family someday.
Now I’m married to my husband, Colin, and our children are all grown. After 24 years of producing The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair, I'm spending time visiting other markets around the world. You can watch episodes of Serena Goes to Market here.
I share more about my life story from time to time, here on my blog. You can also find me on Instagram, and Facebook.
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