Best Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
With the addition of an egg, these biscuits have a tight crumb, but remain fluffy and moist—perfect served with a tangy whipped cream and fresh strawberries! This is a no hassle recipe, as you don’t need to reduce the strawberries to a syrup (though you are welcome to!), so no sugar needs to be added. Simply serve them fresh and enjoy!
Ingredients
Biscuits:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/2’’ pieces, frozen
- 1 cup buttermilk, plus 2 tablespoons for brushing
Cream Filling:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
- 1/3 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/3 cup crème fraîche, or sour cream
- Fresh strawberries, sliced
Instructions
Biscuit Instructions:
- Preheat to 400 degrees. Whisk the buttermilk and egg and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl or a food processor, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar, and pulse until combined. Add in the butter cubes and pulse until the butter is broken into pea-sized chunks, or break it apart with your hands, but work quickly so as not to melt the butter.
- Add in the buttermilk and egg mixture, and pulse to just combine; the dough should just come together and remain very shaggy. If you are not using a food processor, use a fork to mix in the buttermilk.
- Pour the dough out onto a floured surface and gently shape into a square; cut the square into quarters and stack them on top of each other. Using a rolling pin, press the dough down and shape into a rectangle about 1’’ high. Cut into 6-8 biscuits using a knife or bench scraper.
- Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Before baking, brush the tops with buttermilk or melted butter. Bake until golden, 25-30 minutes (for 6 large biscuits).
Cream Instructions:
- Whip the cream to soft peaks with the sugar, then fold in the vanilla and crème fraîche (or sour cream). To serve, cut open a biscuit and spoon a generous helping of whipped cream on top, with sliced strawberries!