Shortcakes
Votes: 1
Time: 40 min.
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 8 - 10 cakes
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 8 - 10 cakes
This dessert, featuring the classic combination of strawberries and whipped cream, is guaranteed to delight your taste buds, and these pastries will be a perfect addition to any tea party. This most popular shortcrust pastry has been made in the Southern states since 1800, symbolizing the end of field work, just as the fruit harvest was ripening. What's more, shortcrust pastries are quick to prepare. So, in just about 40 minutes, you can enjoy these pastries with a caramelized topping, garnished with strawberries and whipped cream.
The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
Cakes
- 3.5 cups of premium flour, plus extra for dusting
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 165 g butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
- 1 cup heavy cream 33%, plus extra for greasing
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- Turbinado sugar or unrefined brown sugar, for sprinkling
Strawberry
- 1 liter of strawberries, remove stems and sepals, cut into slices lengthwise
- 1 tbsp. sugar (or to taste)
- Whipped cream, for serving
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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:
- Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
- Shortbread cakesIn the bowl of a heavy-duty mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and sea salt on low speed. Add the butter and beat slowly until the mixture resembles coarse meal, about 2 minutes.
Pour in the cream and milk, increase the speed to medium, and mix until a smooth dough forms. - Place it on a lightly floured surface and knead it a few times. Form it into a rectangle about 2 cm thick.
Cut out 7cm circles from the dough. Place them on the prepared baking sheet. Lightly brush with cream and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake until golden brown (about 20 minutes). Place on a wire rack to cool. - StrawberryPlace the strawberries in a bowl. Add sugar and mix.
For serving: Cut the cake layers horizontally with a serrated knife. Place the bottom halves on separate serving plates. Top with whipped cream and then some strawberries. Top with the top halves of the cake layers and serve. American shortcrust pastry cake Can be stored in an airtight container for 2 days.
Author of the recipe - Chef Virginia Willis (USA) is a teacher of Cajun and Creole cuisine, author of books on outdoor activities, and a 2016 Laureate in the Health category.
Categories:
recipe / Desserts / Cakes / / American cuisine
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