Homemade Strawberry Shortcake

Homemade Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberry Shortcake Recipe Ingredients :

• 4 cups fresh strawberries, rinsed, hulled, and sliced
• 4 – 6 tablespoons sugar (adjust to suit your own taste)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1/3 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup cold milk
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• whipped cream (I prefer the real thing)

Strawberry Shortcake Recipe Instructions :
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

In a medium bowl, stir together the strawberries and sugar. Set strawberries aside to macerate while you prepare the shortcakes. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and sugar. Using a pastry blender or your fingertips, and working quickly, cut or rub the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk and vanilla all at once to flour mixture and stir until just combined.

Using a large spoon, drop mixture into four equal piles on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 12 – 15 minutes at 425 degrees. Remove biscuits to a rack and let cool for a few minutes. To serve, split a warm biscuit in two, spoon 1/4 of the berry mixture over the bottom half (make sure you include lots of the juice), top with whipped cream and the other half of the biscuit.
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