Rich, melt-in-your-mouth shortcakes made with real butter and cream are split and filled with whipped cream and berries. Dessert doesn't get much better.
Southern-Style Biscuit Shortcakes
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
Shortcakes
- 2 cups Gold Medal™ self-rising flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine
- 3/4 cup half-and-half
Toppings
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 6 cups sliced fresh fruit or berries, sweetened to taste
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 450°F. Lightly grease large cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray. In medium bowl, stir together flour and 2 tablespoons sugar. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Add half-and-half; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
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Step2On lightly floured surface, knead dough just until smooth. Roll out dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with floured cutter or knife into desired shapes. Place about 1 inch apart on cookie sheet.
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Step3Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm or cool.
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Step4In small bowl, beat whipping cream and 1 tablespoon sugar with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Split shortcakes; place on individual dessert plates. Fill and top each with fruit and whipped cream. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
290
Calories
16g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
31g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 290
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 25%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 49%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 17%
- Sodium
- 380mg
- 16%
- Potassium
- 230mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 31g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 75%
- 75%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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