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Strawberry Shortcake (Eggless Dessert)
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4
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This fantastic, light and refreshing Strawberry Shortcake recipe is a perfect way to get to someone’s heart! Easy to make, with a million dollar look, it is sure to impress. For a small get-together or for a big bash, try this today!
Ingredients
- Strawberries – 4 cups
- All Purpose Flour (Maida) – 1.75 cups
- Sugar – ¼ cup
- Salt – ½ tsp
- Baking Powder – 1 tbsp
- Cold Unsalted Butter – 1 stick/1/2 cup/8 tbsp
- Heavy Cream – ¼ cup + ⅓ cup
- Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp
- Additional Flour for dusting
- Additional Heavy Cream – for brushing
- Additional Sugar – for sprinkling
- Strawberries – 4 cups
- Sugar – 3 tbsp
- Whipped Cream – Store bought or Homemade
Instructions
- For the Shortcake:
- Combine the All Purpose Flour, Sugar, Salt, Baking Powder in a bowl.
- Cut the Cold Unsalted Butter into little cubes.
- Mix into the All Purpose Flour mixture.
- Combine the Butter into the Flour with help of a pastry knife or 2 butter knives till all the butter combines in well forming crumbs.
- Form a well in the flour and pour the Heavy Cream and Vanilla Essence into it.
- Gently fold in the Flour and combine the dry and wet ingredients.
- Using your hands, knead gently (do not over knead) till t comes together to form a dough.
- Dust the surface area with some additional Flour and place the dough to form into desired shape.
- Roll out into ¾″ thick, cut with cookie cutter to form cute shapes or use a knife to form rectangles or squares.
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F or 220 degrees C.
- Place the cut dough onto parchment paper or foil (lightly greased) about 1-2″ apart.
- Take some additional Heavy Cream and brush with a pastry brush over the Shortcake.
- Sprinkle some sure over the top of the Shortcakes.
- Bake in the center of the oven for 12-15 minutes till the tops are light golden.
- Once out of the oven, allow to stand for 5 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
- For the Strawberries:
- Wash and pat fry the Strawberries.
- Hull the Strawberries.
- Cut 1 cup of Strawberry into small pieces and place in a bowl.
- Using a fork (or a potato masher), gently smash them to form a semi-liquid.
- Add Sugar and allow it to dissolve.
- Slice the balance of the Strawberries and add to the bowl (mashed Strawberries and Sugar)
- Mix and refrigerate till ready to use.
Notes
Assembly:
1. Once the Shortcakes are totally cooled down, slice them through the center horizontally.
2. Open the Shortcake and spoon about ½ a cup of Strawberry onto the bottom part.
3. Put a dollop or Whipped Cream on top and close with the top of the Shortcake, forming a sandwich.
4. Chop some fresh Mint Leaves and sprinkle on top.
5. Serve.
Tips:
1. Make a big batch of Shortbread and refrigerate or freeze.
2. Use alternate fruits or a combination of fruits like Blueberries, peaches, nectarines, raspberries, bananas.
1. Once the Shortcakes are totally cooled down, slice them through the center horizontally.
2. Open the Shortcake and spoon about ½ a cup of Strawberry onto the bottom part.
3. Put a dollop or Whipped Cream on top and close with the top of the Shortcake, forming a sandwich.
4. Chop some fresh Mint Leaves and sprinkle on top.
5. Serve.
Tips:
1. Make a big batch of Shortbread and refrigerate or freeze.
2. Use alternate fruits or a combination of fruits like Blueberries, peaches, nectarines, raspberries, bananas.
