Strawberry Shortcake Dip Recipes

VERY DAIRY STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE DIP

Steps:

• Beat heavy cream in a large bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
• Cream together cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, milk, and 1 1/2 teaspoon strawberry jam in a separate large bowl.
• Fold whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, white sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
• Cut in shortening with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Beat together egg yolk and buttermilk in a small bowl, then stir into the flour mixture until moistened.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for five or six turns. Pat or roll the dough out into a 1/2 inch thick round.
• Cut dough out with a 1-inch biscuit cutter and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Cool on the sheet for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Cut the cooled biscuits in half .
• Skewer half a biscuit on a toothpick, followed by a strawberry slice and another biscuit half.
• Swirl 1 tablespoon strawberry jam decoratively into the chilled dip and serve with the strawberry shortcake skewers.

HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, mix strawberries (with juices) and 1/4 cup sugar; set aside.
• In medium bowl, cut butter into flour, 1/3 cup sugar, the baking powder and salt, using pastry blender or 2 forks, until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in milk.
• Place on lightly floured surface; knead 5 to 7 times or until dough forms. Pat dough 1/2 inch thick; cut out 12 rounds with 2 1/2-inch round cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush egg yolk over rounds; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes.
• In chilled small bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Split shortcakes in half horizontally. Spoon strawberries between halves and over tops. Top with whipped cream and additional strawberries.