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Home » Recipes » Easy Strawberry Shortcakes

Easy Strawberry Shortcakes

By Lynda · Aug 18, 2015 · This post may contain affiliate links.

These Strawberry Shortcakes are made using King Arthur Self-Rising Flour and sprinkled with coarse sugar.  

Strawberry shortcakes have been around for over 150 years.  Shortcakes themselves have been around since the 1500’s.  

Though shortcakes are traditionally made by adding shortening or butter to a dough, King Arthur Flour’s version, shown below, is made using heavy whipping cream which makes them all the more decadent, in my opinion.  (And hey – butter comes from heavy whipping cream anyway, so in a way, it is like they are made with butter.  Agree?)

King Arthur Flour Strawberry Shortcake

I have been using King Arthur Flour (KAF) for years of the quality ingredients.  (Here is a post from a couple of years ago for Southern Biscuits – one of the top Southern Kissed posts.)

King Arthur Flour Self Rising Flour

One of the things I want in my flour is for it to be unbleached.  I like to keep my ingredients as simple as possible.  King Arthur’s Self-Rising Flour is unbleached.  Not only that, the leavener in it to make it self-rising is aluminum-free baking powder – another big bonus for using King Arthur flour.

I was recently joined King Arthur Flour’s campaign for #BetterBiscuits.  I was happy to do so knowing that I would be using KAF.  Instead of making the traditional biscuit, I opted to try King Arthur’s Self-Rising Cream Biscuits for Shortcake.

How To Make Strawberry Shortcakes

I took 2 cups of King Arthur Unbleached Self-Rising Flour and combined it in a bowl with 2 tablespoons of sugar.

Flour and Sugar in a bowl

To that, I added 1 cup of heavy cream into which I had added 1 teaspoon of vanilla.  I stirred until all of the flour was moistened, then I started kneading the dough.  I patted it out into a circle and brushed it with some more heavy cream (the original recipe calls for melted butter – I sometimes stray) and sprinkled it with some sugar.

Sugar On Top of biscuit dough

Using a biscuit cutter, I cut the dough and placed the biscuits on my baking stone and baked them for about 12 minutes.

PreBaked biscuits on a baking sheet

I removed them from the oven and let them cool.  Then I sliced them and placed a small layer of whipped cream on the bottom biscuit, added some sliced strawberries, and re-placed the top.

Strawberry Shortcake
strawberry shortcake

Strawberry Shortcakes

These sweet treats are made using King Arthur's unbleached self-rising flour and a few other kitchen staples.
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Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: desserts, shortcakes, strawberries
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 16 minutes
Total Time: 26 minutes
Servings: 8 biscuits
Calories: 337kcal
Author: Lynda

Ingredients

  • 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached Self-Rising Flour
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 to 2 Tablespoons milk
  • 1 to 2 Tablespoons melted butter optional, for brushing on top
  • Coarse white sparkling sugar or cinnamon sugar optional, for topping

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Combine flour and sugar in a large bowl.
  • In a separate container, mix vanilla extract with heavy cream.
  • Make a well in flour and pour in cream mixture. Stir until all of the flour is moist. (You can add a little bit more of heavy cream if needed.)
  • Knead dough on a lightly floured surface. Pat dough into a 7-inch circle.
  • Brush melted butter on top and sprinkle with sugar, if desired.
  • Bake for 12 to 16 minutes, or until tops are golden brown.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool.
  • Slice biscuits in half and layer bottom half with whipped topping and strawberries. Place top half of biscuit on top.

Video

Notes

***Click here to go to King Arthur Flour’s website for the original recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 406mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 23g

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  1. Carolyn says

    August 30, 2015 at 6:18 pm

    Do you cut the dough into biscuits before baking?

    Reply
    • Lynda says

      August 31, 2015 at 8:06 am

      Yes.

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