Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake With Grand Marnier Cream Recipes

GRANDMA'S OLD-FASHIONED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Combine strawberries with sugar and vanilla; mash slightly. Let stand at least 30 minutes, tossing occasionally., Preheat oven to 400°. For shortcakes, whisk together flour, 4 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Add buttermilk; stir just until combined (do not overmix). Drop batter by 1/3 cupfuls 2 in. apart onto an ungreased baking sheet. Brush with 2 tablespoons heavy cream; sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar. Bake until golden, 18-20 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For topping, beat heavy whipping cream until it begins to thicken. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until soft peaks form. To serve, cut shortcakes in half; top with strawberries and whipped cream.

OLD FASHIONED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE WITH GRAND MARNIER CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda.
• Stir in orange rind.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles bread crumbs.
• Stir in enough buttermilk (roughly 3/4 cup) until dough clings together.
• Place dough on a floured board and knead 4 or 5 times.
• Roll or pat into 8" round.
• Place on cookie sheet.
• Brush with the 1 Tbsp buttermilk and sprinkle with 1 tsp sugar.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on rack, then split into two horizontally.
• In bowl, mix strawberries and 1/2 cup sugar.
• Let sit for 30 minutes.
• Just before serving, whip cream along with 2 Tbsp sugar until cream forms stiff peaks.
• Fold in sour cream and Grand Marnier.
• To serve, spread bottom cake layer with 3/4 of cream mixture.
• Top with 3/4 of the strawberries.
• Put the second cake layer on top and decorate with the remaining cream and strawberries.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE WITH GRAND MARNIER STRAWBERRY COMPOTE AND CHANTILLY CREAM

Steps:

• Make Biscuits:
• In large bowl, sift together all-purpose and cake flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Use pastry cutter or fork to blend in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• In medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk and cream, then whisk in lemon zest. Add liquid mixture to dry mixture, stirring with fork just until dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto floured work surface and knead gently just until dough holds together, about 10 turns. Place dough on plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• On floured work surface, pat out dough to 1/2-inch-thick round. Using 3-inch cutter, cut out biscuits. Transfer to ungreased baking sheet, brush lightly with cream, and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes, then transfer to rack to cool.
• Make Compote:
• In large mixing bowl, combine strawberries, Grand Mariner, 1/4 cup sugar, lemon juice, and salt. Mix gently, taste, and add more sugar if needed. Let stand at room temperature until juices form, at least 30 minutes.
• Make Chantilly Cream:
• Chill medium mixing bowl and whisk in freezer for 10 minutes before beginning. In chilled bowl, whisk cream until it begins to foam and thicken. Add sugar and continue to whisk just until soft peaks form. Do not over-whip.
• To Plate:
• Cut biscuits in half horizontally and place each bottom half in wide bowl or on plate. Divide compote among bowls, spooning strawberries onto biscuit bottoms and pouring some juice into each bowl. Top each shortcake with Chantilly Cream and biscuit top.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE OLD FASHIONED STYLE!

Steps:

• Wash and hull the strawberries; drain.
• Place the berries in a large bowl, and sprinkle with sugar, cover and refrigerate (1 hour preferably).
• Prepare the shortcake.
• Set oven to 375°F.
• Grease 2 large baking sheets.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar (if you prefer your shortcake less sweet, just use 1/2 cup sugar), baking powder and salt.
• With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the cold butter until particles are the size of small peas.
• Stir in egg, milk and extract (if using); mix ONLY to combine (same method as for making biscuits).
• On a lightly floured surface, gather up 1/2 cup dough per biscuit.
• Pat dough into 8 (4-inch) rounds.
• Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until golden brown; cool slightly (can fill with the whipped cream and strawberries when cake is still warm (it is actually the best this way!).
• In a bowl, beat the whipping cream (can use more than the 3 cups of whipping cream if desired, just increase the sugar a little) with 4 tbsp sugar until stiff peaks form.
• To serve, split the baked shortcakes into halves.
• Ladle strawberries in the middle and on top of the shortcake.
• Top with whipped cream.
• Delicious!

OLD FASHIONED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE WITH SWEETENED FLAVOURED WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt together.
• Work in fat with your fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in milk gradually.
• Place dough on a lightly floured board.
• Divide into 2 parts and roll each part to fit a round cake pan.
• Place first layer into lightly greased cake tin.
• Brush the dough with melted butter, then place second layer over top.
• Bake at 400f degrees for 20 minutes.
• Reserve approximately 12 choice berries for the top.
• Mash the remaining berries slightly, stir in sugar and place sweetened berries beween layers.
• Cover the top layer with sweetened flavoured whipped cream and garnish with whole berries.
• Note: The biscuit dough may be rolled and cut into round shapes as for tea biscuits, then split into halves for strawberry or peach shortcake.
• Sweetened flavoured whipped cream: Beat the cream until thick.
• Fold in sugar and vanilla.