Strawberry Shortcake

Name: Strawberry Shortcake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 36 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs fresh strawberries (hulled and sliced); 0.25 cup granulated sugar (divided); 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tbsp baking powder; 0.5 tsp salt; 6 tbsp cold butter (cubed); 1.5 cups heavy cream (divided for biscuits and whipping); 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp powdered sugar (for whipped cream); 1 tsp lemon juice

Sweet macerated strawberries layered between tender, flaky homemade shortcake biscuits and clouds of freshly whipped cream. This timeless summer dessert celebrates the simplicity of peak-season strawberries.

Ingredients

1.5 lbs fresh strawberries (hulled and sliced)
0.25 cup granulated sugar (divided)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
0.5 tsp salt
6 tbsp cold butter (cubed)
1.5 cups heavy cream (divided for biscuits and whipping)
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp powdered sugar (for whipped cream)
1 tsp lemon juice

Summer in Three Layers Strawberry shortcake is the dessert I wait for all year. When those first perfect strawberries show up at the farmers market, this is the very first thing I make. It is not complicated -- just flaky biscuits, macerated berries, and clouds of whipped cream -- but the combination is absolute magic. The Biscuit That Makes It Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in cold butter until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces. Stir

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