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Old-Fashioned Shortcake
Food Ingredients:
1 quart Fruit (strawberries) cup Sugar 1 tablespoon Lemon juice cup Heavy cream Buttermilk Biscuit Dough 2 tablespoons Buttermilk 2 tablespoons Sugar 2 tablespoons Soft butter cup All-purpose flour cup Cake flour teaspoon Salt 2 teaspoons Baking powder cup Cold unsalted butter cup Buttermilk or heavy cream (or more)
Recipe preparation:
1 Preheat the oven to 450F; set rack in middle level. Prepare biscuit dough. 2 For a large shortcake, pat the dough into a 9-inch disk on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. For individual shortcakes, pat dough into a 6-by-12- inch rectangle and cut into eight 3-inch biscuits with a sharp, floured knife. Transfer to a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Paint tops with buttermilk. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until well risen and golden. Check the center of the large shortcake with a toothpick to make sure it is baked through: If the pick emerges with dough still clinging to it, lower temperature to 350F and bake another 5 minutes. Slide the large shortcake onto a platter immediately after it is baked. Use a sharp, serrated knife to slice through the middle, making two layers. Slide th
Recipe source: Foodista recipe
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