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🍰 Fruity Strawberry Shortcake

558 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius with fan.
  2. 2. Dice 55 grams of butter into small cubes.
  3. 3. Place the butter cubes in the freezer for about 5 minutes.
  4. 4. Cut a lime in half and squeeze out the juice.
  5. 5. Wash the strawberries and remove the stems.
  6. 6. Cut the strawberries in half.
  7. 7. Place the strawberries in a bowl.
  8. 8. Pour the lime juice over the strawberries.
  9. 9. Add a pinch of salt and 2 tablespoons of sugar.
  10. 10. Mix everything well and set the bowl aside to let the strawberries absorb the juice.
  11. 11. Take a second bowl.
  12. 12. Add 250 grams of flour to the bowl.
  13. 13. Add baking powder and a pinch of salt.
  14. 14. Add 30 grams of sugar.
  15. 15. Mix the dry ingredients together.
  16. 16. Take the cold butter cubes out of the freezer.
  17. 17. Add the butter cubes to the flour mixture.
  18. 18. Work the butter into the flour with your hands until it forms a crumbly dough.
  19. 19. Take a third bowl.
  20. 20. Add 100 grams of cream to the bowl.
  21. 21. Add 50 grams of sour cream.
  22. 22. Whisk the cream with a whisk until smooth and lump-free.
  23. 23. Pour the cream mixture into the flour mixture.
  24. 24. Knead the dough quickly together.
  25. 25. Divide the shortcake dough into 8 equal portions.
  26. 26. Quickly shape each portion into a ball.
  27. 27. Place the dough balls on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
  28. 28. Flatten the balls slightly.
  29. 29. Sprinkle the shortcakes with a total of 1 tablespoon of sugar.
  30. 30. Bake the shortcakes in the oven for about 20 minutes until golden brown.
  31. 31. Pour 250 milliliters of whipping cream into a tall container.
  32. 32. Add vanilla sugar and 1 teaspoon of sugar.
  33. 33. Whip the cream stiffly using a hand mixer with a whisk attachment.
  34. 34. Take the finished shortcakes out of the oven.
  35. 35. Let the shortcakes cool down.
  36. 36. Split the cooled shortcakes in half by hand.
  37. 37. Fill the bottom half of the shortcakes with the marinated strawberries and the resulting syrup.
  38. 38. Add a dollop of whipped cream onto the strawberries.
  39. 39. Place the top half of the shortcakes on top.
  40. 40. Dust the finished shortcakes with powdered sugar as desired.
  41. 41. Serve the shortcakes.

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