easy strawberry shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake makes a classic dessert. Made of tender biscuits, topped with sweetened strawberries, and whipped cream, this simple strawberry shortcake is a favorite!

Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

strawberries

granulated sugar, honey

Ingredient Cream Biscuits

whipped cream

Place strawberries into a large bowl. Toss with sugar, honey or maple syrup. Allow to sit lightly covered with plastic wrap to macerate.

Prepare biscuits according to directions. Allow biscuits to cool.

To serve, split each biscuit in half horizontally. Top the bottom half of each biscuit with strawberries, along with a bit of the juices. Place the top half of the biscuit on top of the strawberries and serve with a dollop of whipped cream on top.

This homemade strawberry shortcake recipe consists of a golden flaky biscuit piled high with macerated strawberries and sweetened whipped cream.

BEST Homemade Strawberry Shortcake

(250 grams) all-purpose flour

sugar

baking powder

(57 grams) cold salted butter, cubed

(250 milliliters) cold milk

lemon

(454 grams) strawberries, sliced

(250 milliliters) heavy cream

(50 grams) sugar

tsp (2.5 ml) vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 425F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and baking powder. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk in the lemon zest. Add in the milk and stir until just combined.

Drop the dough by heaping tablespoonfuls into eight mounds onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.

While the biscuits are in the oven, stir together strawberries and sugar in a medium bowl. Let stand at room temperature until juices are released, at least 30 minutes.

Using an electric mixer, beat the cream, sugar, and vanilla until soft peaks form.

Split biscuits in half horizontally. Spoon on some strawberries, a dollop of whipped cream, top with the other biscuit half. Garnish with more whipped cream and a strawberry if desired.

Perfection! The biscuit exterior was crispy and the inside soft and airy. It wasn’t overly sweet which made it the perfect canvas for the strawberries &amp; cream. I’ve been struggling to find a good recipe that didn’t use a lot of butter, heavy cream or eggs and I’m so happy I came across this! Thank you, thank you! 

Delicious and super easy. Added a little extra sugar to the batter to my own taste - would have been great without. Loved the lemon zest in the batter and how quickly it came together. Definitely my new go-to quick recipe!

This is the only shortcake I make now, delicious and easy!! Thank you. 

Overall, I like this recipe and biscuits turned out as expected, except the flavor was a bit flat for me. They need salt.  Salted butter just didn't make up the difference, so next time I'll add 1/8 tsp or so.

I'm making this today and I'm really excited. Thank you for sharing!

The recipe is basic and good however, 1 cup of milk is not 250mls. For one you can’t just convert your volume measurements to weight and expect it to work. That’s just as inaccurate as using vulpine to bake to begin with. It needs to be tested. But a conversion brings you to 236 mls (and change) so the standard is 240ml.  
If you did this recipe as it only using weight, it would be at 100% hydration which would be a soupy mess. Thankfully if you using byline a cup is rarely 125grams and more in the 135-160 area so folks aren’t having a problem. I don’t expect this comment to be published but only to alert you to the issues. Please correct it as it’s really inaccurate and it’s a shame. I’ll update my rating when it’s fixed.

I added 1/4 cup chopped strawberries to the mix for an extra berry burst of flavour. Turns out perfect!  Great recipe.  It is my go to during strawberry season in Ontario.

Just made the shortcake. They are fabulous! I did have to bake a few minutes more to get the golden brown.

I’ve never made a shortcake I really likes. This is the one. I love the biscuit style and not overly sweet. My daughter made a blueberry lemon sauce, and a ricotta cheese blend for crepes. This is what we put on top of the shortcake with fresh blueberries and strawberries. Thank you for sharing this recipe. 

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