Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake With Sweetened Flavoured Whipped Cream Recipes

OLD FASHIONED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Mix strawberries and 1 cup sugar in a bowl and allow to stand while you complete remaining steps. Stir occasionally to help juice form.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch round baking pan.
• Combine flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; cut in shortening with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir milk into crumb mixture until just blended; pour into prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes; cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing shortcake.
• Split shortcake into two layers; spread bottom layer with 2 tablespoons softened butter and top with strawberries and juice. Place top layer over strawberries. Serve with whipped cream.

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.

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 SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together.
• Place in oven at 350°F and cook until golden brown on top and a tooth pick comes out clean.
• (Do not go by time I have written down, go by the brownness of your cake).