Chocolate Strawberry Shortcakes
Recipe: #26287
June 20, 2017
Categories: Desserts, Strawberry, July 4th Oven Bake, Vegetarian, Heavy Cream, Kosher Dairy, more
"Recipe source: Bon Appetit (June 2007)"
Ingredients
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- FOR STRAWBERRIES
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (283.6 g)
- Calories 473.3
- Total Fat - 13.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.1 g
- Cholesterol - 40 mg
- Sodium - 259.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 85.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.9 g
- Sugars - 52.1 g
- Protein - 7.3 g
- Calcium - 243.1 mg
- Iron - 2 mg
- Vitamin C - 18.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
TO MAKE THE BISCUITS
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment. Whisk first 5 ingredients (flour - salt) in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer beat team and vanilla in a medium bowl until stiff peaks form. Sri cream into the flour mixture until moist clumps form. Transfer mixture to a floured surface and knead gently until dough forms a ball (10 turns). Pat dough out to 3/4 inch thickness and using a 3-inch cutter, cut out biscuits. Gather dough, pat out again, and cut out a total of 6 biscuits. Place biscuits on prepared baking sheet.
Step 2
Bake biscuits for 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Transfer to rack and let cool. ****biscuits can be made 6 hours ahead, let stand at room temperature.
TO PREPARE STRAWBERRIES
Step 3
In a bowl combine strawberries, 6 tablespoons powdered sugar and next 4 ingredients (juice - salt). Cover and chill at least 1 hour or up to 2 hours.
Step 4
Using an electric mixer beat chilled whipping cream, sour cream and remaining 2 tablespoons powdered sugar until soft peaks form.
Step 5
Place 1 biscuit on each of 6 plates. Place large spoonful of berries with juices atop biscuits. Top with whipped cream. Pass remaining berries.
Tips
No special items needed.