Fresh Peach And Gingercream Shortcakes Recipes

FRESH PEACH AND GINGERCREAM SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk flour, 6 tablespoons sugar, and baking powder in large bowl. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until very coarse meal forms (oatmeal-size flakes). Mix in 1/4 cup chopped ginger. Add ginger ale and 2 tablespoons cream. Toss until moist clumps form. Gather dough into 7-inch log. Cut crosswise into 6 equal rounds. Place on sheet, spaced apart. Shape each into 2 1/2-inch diameter round. Mix 1 tablespoon cream and 1 tablespoon sugar in small bowl; brush over top and sides of shortcakes.
• Bake shortcakes until golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes. Cool on sheet.
• Meanwhile, toss peaches in large bowl with 4 tablespoons sugar and remaining 1/4 cup chopped ginger. Whisk remaining 1 1/4 cups cream and 2 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl to peaks.
• Halve shortcakes horizontally. Place bottoms on plates. Top each with peaches, whipped cream, and shortcake top.

FRESH PEACH SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Position oven rack in lower one-third of the oven.
• Butter and flour an 8-inch square baking pan.
• In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, 1/4 tsp ginger, 1/8 tsp nutmeg and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, WHISK together eggs, half and half cream, 6 Tbsp butter, lemon zest and vanilla until combined (butter will stay lumpy).
• Stir in 1 cup sugar until combined.
• Stir in the flour mixture, just until combined.
• Pour the batter into prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 35 minutes, or until cake is light golden, and tests done.
• Cool in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes.
• Remove from pan; cool completely on a rack.
• In a large non-stick skillet, melt the remaining butter over medium heat.
• Add the peaches, cardamon, remaining sugar, ginger and nutmeg; cook, stirring often until slightly softened (about 5-7 minutes).
• Transfer to a bowl; refrigerate until cooled (about 15-20 minutes).
• In a bowl, beat the whipping cream with the 2 tbsp icing sugar until stiff peaks form.
• To assemble the cake: cut cake into 9 squares.
• Cut each square in half horizontally.
• Top each cake bottom with about 1-1/2 Tbsp whipped cream, and 4 peach wedges.
• Pour some pan juices over.
• Place the cake top over, and garnish each with about 1-1/2 Tbsp whipped cream.