Strawberry shortcakes - recipe
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Prepare
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Serves
8 -
Cook
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Skill
Easy
Ingredients
For the shortcake
- 325 g Plain white flour
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Baking powder
- 125 g Butter (unsalted) cold, cubed
- 75 g Unrefined golden caster sugar
- 1 Egg(s) (free range) large, beaten
- 125 ml Single cream
- 1 Egg white(s) (free range) large
For the filling
- 250 g Strawberries fresh
- 1 tbsp Unrefined golden caster sugar
- 250 ml Double cream
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1
Preheat the oven to 220°C, (fan 200°C, gas mark 7).
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2
Place the flour, salt, baking powder and 50g of the sugar into a bowl, add the cubed butter and rub together using your fingers until you get a breadcrumb like texture.
For this step you'll need:
- 325g Plain white flour
- ¼tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Baking powder
- 50g Unrefined golden caster sugar
- 125g Butter (unsalted) cold, cubed
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3
Whisk together the whole egg and the cream and add to the flour mixture a little at a time mixing with a fork until the dough comes together. You might not need all the egg mixture.
For this step you'll need:
- 1 Egg(s) (free range) large, beaten
- 125ml Single cream
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4
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently roll out to a thickness of 2-3cm. Cut out discs using a 6-7cm cutter, re-working the dough to get as many discs as possible.
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5
Place the discs onto a baking tray and brush the tops with the lightly whisked egg white then sprinkle with the reminder of the caster sugar.
For this step you'll need:
- 1 Egg white(s) (free range) large
- 25g Unrefined golden caster sugar
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6
Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes until golden brown, then place on a wire rack to cool slightly.
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7
To serve take half of the strawberries and crush them with the sugar using a fork, then slice the remaining strawberries and whip the cream.
For this step you'll need:
- 250g Strawberries fresh
- 1 tbsp Unrefined golden caster sugar
- 250ml Double cream
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8
Whilst still warm split the shortcakes in half and spoon on some of the crushed strawberries and sliced strawberries. Place the other halves on top and finish with a dollop of whipped cream.