Sarah's Mile High
Biscuit Strawberry Shortcakes
Our congratulations to Sarah for submitting this recipe for Mile High Biscuit Strawberry Shortcakes in our Free Island Farms Milk Contest. This recipe earned her free Island Farms Milk for a Year! This recipe is published as submitted. We haven't tried it ourselves. We invite you to try it and let us know what you think.
Week 2 Winner is Sarah Reynolds (Victoria) Mile High Biscuit Strawberry Shortcakes
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
2/3 cup Island Farms Buttermilk
1 cup Island Farms Whipping Cream
2 tbsp. fresh mint, finely chopped
2 cups fresh strawberries, top cut off and halved
Preparation:
1. Start by preheating your oven to 450 degrees.
2. Then combine your flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt with a whisk in a large bowl.
3. Next cut in your shortening.
4. Combine your egg and buttermilk in a small bowl and then add this to your flour mixture.
5. Stir the dough together and then empty your dough onto a floured countertop and knead about 10 times.
6. Form your dough into a long rectangle and cut it into 12 even pieces.
7. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes or until the biscuits rise a mile high and begin to turn brown.
8. Let your biscuits cool for a bit as you prepare your whipped cream, berries, and mint.
9. Finally halve a biscuit on a plate, top it with some whipped cream, berries, and mint. Cover with the other half of your biscuit and enjoy!