Lemon Blueberry Shortcakes Recipes

BLUEBERRY-LEMON SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large bowl stir together flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in center of the flour mixture; set aside.
• In a small bowl beat egg lightly with a fork. Stir in milk, 2 tablespoons of the honey, 2 tablespoons yogurt, and the lemon peel. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened.
• Using a large spoon, drop dough into 8 mounds onto a parchment-lined or lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden. Transfer shortcakes to a wire rack; let cool.
• To serve, split shortcakes in half horizontally. Place bottom halves on serving plates. Evenly top bottom halves with the Honey-Yogurt Cream and blueberries. Top with shortcake tops and drizzle evenly with the remaining 1 tablespoon honey. Serve immediately. Honey-Yogurt Cream
• In a medium bowl stir together yogurt and honey. Fold in whipped cream.

BLUEBERRY LEMON SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Heat 1/2 cup sugar, water, and cornstarch over medium heat. Add blueberries and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Beat 2 eggs, yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, and salt in a saucepan until well mixed. Stir lemon juice and zest into egg mixture. Add 1/3 cup butter.
• Cook and stir egg mixture over medium heat until lemon curd is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Pour mixture into a bowl and cool. Lemon curd can be covered and refrigerated for up to two weeks.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 11x17-inch baking sheets.
• Combine flour and baking powder in a small bowl. Mix 1 cup milk, lemon extract, coconut extract, vanilla extract, butter extract, and almond extract in a separate bowl.
• Beat 3 cups sugar, 1 cup softened butter, and shortening in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat 5 eggs into butter mixture until smooth. Pour in the flour mixture alternately with milk, mixing until batter is just incorporated. Divide batter into prepared baking sheets, spreading evenly.
• Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when lightly pressed, 25 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Cut cake into rounds using a cookie cutter or drinking glass. Place a cake round on a plate and top with blueberry sauce and lemon curd. Top with another cake round, followed by blueberry sauce and lemon curd to make one serving. Repeat with remaining cake, sauce, and curd.

LEMON AND BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• Curd: Combine lemon juice, sugar, and egg yolks in heavy saucepan. Beat over medium heat until mixture thickens and just comes to a boil, about 6 minutes. Transfer curd to medium bowl; set aside to cool. Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
• Biscuits: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. With lemon zester, remove peel from lemon in strips. Squeeze lemon and reserve 2 tablespoons juice. Place the rind and 3 tablespoons sugar in processor. Blend until peel is finely ground. Add dry ingredients; process to blend. Add butter; process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 6 tablespoons cream and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; process just until moist clumps form.
• Gather dough into ball; flatten into a disk. Pat out dough on a lightly floured surface to 3/4-inch thick round. Using floured 2 1/4-inch diameter cutter, cut out rounds. Gather scraps, pat out to 3/4-inch thick round. Cut out 6 rounds, total.
• Place on large baking sheet. Brush with 2 tablespoons cream. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake until cooked through and golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to plate, cool. Up to this point, the recipe can be made 3 hours ahead.
• Sauce: Combine 1 1/2 cups blueberries, water, blueberry spread, and sugar in small saucepan. Stir gently over medium high heat until mixture comes to a boil and berries begin to release juices, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; mix in 1 1/4 cups blueberries. Cool. Beat cream in medium bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold into curd in 2 additions. Cut biscuits in half horizontally. Place bottoms on 6 plates. Spoon some sauce, the lemon curd mixture over each. Replace biscuit tops. Garnish with fresh blueberries.

LEMON-BERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 9-in. round baking pan., In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk egg, buttermilk, melted butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients; stir just until moistened. Fold in 1 cup strawberries. Transfer to prepared pan., Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., For topping, toss berries with lemon juice and sugar. To serve, spread whipped topping over cake. Top with berries.

FRESH BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, lemon juice and 2 cups blueberries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool for 15 minutes. Stir in remaining blueberries; let cool to room temperature., Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl combine the flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Stir in cream just until moistened. , Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out to a 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place 1 in. apart on a greased baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. While hot, cut biscuits in half horizontally and spread insides with butter. Set aside to cool., Just before serving, place heavy cream in a chilled small mixing bowl and with chilled beaters, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add remaining 1-2 tablespoons sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Spoon cream over the bottom of each biscuit. Top with berry mixture and biscuit top. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Serve immediately.

LEMON AND BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• For Curd:.
• Combine lemon juice, sugar and egg yolks in heavy medium saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until mixture thickens and just comes to boil, about 6 minutes. Transfer curd to medium bowl; set aside to cool. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
• For Biscuits:.
• Preheat oven to 400°F Using vegetable peeler, remove peel from lemon in strips. Squeeze 2 tablespoons juice from lemon; reserve juice. Place peel and 3 tablespoons sugar in processor. Blend until peel is finely ground. Add flour, cornmeal, baking powder,salt and baking soda; process to blend. Add butter; process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 6 tablespoons cream and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; process just until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Pat out dough on lightly floured surface to 3/4-inch-thick round. Using floured 2 1/2-inch-diameter cutter, cut out rounds. Gather scraps; pat out to 3/4-inch-thick round. Cut out enough additional rounds to equal a total of 6. Place on heavy large baking sheet. Brush with 2 tablespoons cream. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake biscuits until cooked through and golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to plate. Cool. (Can be made 3 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.).
• For Sauce:.
• Combine 1 1/2 cups blueberries, water, blueberry spread and sugar in heavy small saucepan. Stir gently over medium-high heat until mixture come to boil and berries begin to release juices, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in 1 1/2 cups blueberries. Cool. Beat cream in medium bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold into curd in 2 additions. Cut biscuits horizontally in half. Place bottoms on 6 plates. Spoon some sauce, then lemon curd mixture over each. Place biscuit tops over. Garnish with 1/4 cup blueberries, and mint and lemon slices, if desired.

LEMON AND BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• For Curd:
• Combine lemon juice, sugar and egg yolks in heavy medium saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until mixture thickens and just comes to boil, about 6 minutes. Transfer curd to medium bowl; set aside to cool. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• For Biscuits:
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Using vegetable peeler, remove peel from lemon in strips. Squeeze 2 tablespoons juice from lemon; reserve juice. Place peel and 3 tablespoons sugar in processor. Blend until peel is finely ground. Add flour, cornmeal, baking powder,salt and baking soda; process to blend. Add butter; process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 6 tablespoons cream and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; process just until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
• Pat out dough on lightly floured surface to 3/4-inch-thick round. Using floured 2 1/2-inch-diameter cutter, cut out rounds. Gather scraps; pat out to 3/4-inch-thick round. Cut out enough additional rounds to equal a total of 6. Place on heavy large baking sheet. Brush with 2 tablespoons cream. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake biscuits until cooked through and golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to plate. Cool. (Can be made 3 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)
• For Sauce:
• Combine 1 1/2 cups blueberries, water, blueberry spread and sugar in heavy small saucepan. Stir gently over medium-high heat until mixture come to boil and berries begin to release juices, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in 1 1/2 cups blueberries. Cool.
• Beat cream in medium bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold into curd in 2 additions. Cut biscuits horizontally in half. Place bottoms on 6 plates. Spoon some sauce, then lemon curd mixture over each. Place biscuit tops over. Garnish with 1/4 cup blueberries, and mint and lemon slices, if desired.

BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons sugar, flour and cinnamon; set aside. In another bowl, combine the biscuit mix, milk and remaining sugar. , Spread half of the batter into a 1-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray; top with half of the blueberries and half of the reserved sugar mixture. Repeat layers. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm if desired, or cool on a wire rack.