Best Buttermilk Shortcakes With Rhubarb And Berries Recipes

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STRAWBERRY AND RHUBARB SHORTCAKES



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Fresh rhubarb and strawberries combine to make the perfect filling for rectangular-shaped biscuits in this homemade shortcake recipe.

Provided by Kaleb

Categories     Strawberry Shortcake

Time 1h10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 cups chopped rhubarb
¼ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons limoncello
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 cups hulled and sliced strawberries
2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup cold butter, cut into pieces
⅔ cup buttermilk
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon whipping cream
2 teaspoons coarse sugar
½ cup whipped cream, or to taste

Steps:

  • Stir together rhubarb, sugar, limoncello, and cornstarch for filling in a saucepan just until cornstarch dissolves. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until rhubarb is softened and mixture is slightly thickened, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in strawberries.
  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Whisk together flour, white sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt for biscuits in a large bowl. Add butter and stir until coated. Cut in butter with 2 knives or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse, wet sand. (It should hold together when squeezed, then crumble away.)
  • Whisk together buttermilk, egg, and vanilla in a small bowl; pour into the flour mixture and quickly stir with a fork. When mixture begins to hold together, transfer to a floured surface.
  • Knead just until a dough ball forms. Press into a 7x10-inch rectangle about 1/2 inch thick. Fold into thirds, then press into a 5x7-inch rectangle about 1 inch thick.
  • Cut dough into 8 biscuits and arrange 1 1/2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Brush with whipping cream and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack. Let cool about 15 minutes.
  • Slice biscuits in half; serve with filling and whipped cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 320.7 calories, Carbohydrate 44.8 g, Cholesterol 57.1 mg, Fat 13.5 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.1 g, Sodium 496.7 mg

BUTTERMILK STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE



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A light biscuit topped with delicious strawberries.

Provided by Emmie4life

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Strawberry Dessert Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
⅓ cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons salt
¾ cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons heavy cream
¼ cup turbinado sugar
8 cups sliced fresh strawberries
¼ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1/3 cup white sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl.
  • Cut in cold butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. (If desired, place flour mixture into the work bowl of a food processor with the butter; pulse several times to cut butter into the flour mixture. Transfer mixture to a mixing bowl, and proceed.)
  • Stir in buttermilk until the flour mixture is moistened.
  • Drop 1/3-cup scoops of the dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet.
  • Brush biscuits with heavy cream and sprinkle generously with turbinado sugar.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Mix together the sliced strawberries, 1/4 cup white sugar, and lemon juice in a large bowl. Allow berries to rest until juices develop, about 30 minutes.
  • Serve the strawberries with juice over the biscuits.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 321.6 calories, Carbohydrate 47.6 g, Cholesterol 34.7 mg, Fat 13.2 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Sodium 585.4 mg, Sugar 20.1 g

PERFECT BERRY SHORTCAKES



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You don't need a food processor, pastry cutter, rolling pin or cookie cutter to make these sweet biscuits. This shortcake recipe I've developed yields a simple, foolproof biscuit that's crisp yet delicate.

Provided by USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Shortcake Recipes

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups all-purpose bleached flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
5 tablespoons sugar, divided
½ cup butter, frozen
1 egg, beaten
1 egg white
½ cup cold half-and-half
1 (16 ounce) package unsweetened frozen raspberries, blackberries, blueberries or strawberries, thawed and crushed
12 ounces fresh raspberries, blackberries or blueberries (rinsed and patted dry), or strawberries (hulled and sliced)
7 tablespoons sugar, divided
1 cup chilled heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat to 425 degrees. Mix flour, salt, baking powder and 3 Tbs. sugar in a medium bowl. Grate 2 Tbs. of the butter on the coarse holes of a box grater into dry ingredients; toss to coat. Repeat grating and tossing with remaining butter. Combine egg and half-and-half; pour into flour mixture. Toss with a fork to form large clumps. Lightly press clumps into a ball; add a teaspoon more half-and-half to the bowl if dough won't come together.
  • Turn dough onto work surface; press into an 8-by-4- to 5-inch rectangle. Cut into 6 squares, placing them 1 inch apart on a small baking sheet. (Can be refrigerated up to 2 hours before baking.) Before baking, brush tops with optional egg white for a particularly attractive sheen. Sprinkle with remaining 2 Tbs. sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool until warm, 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Mix thawed and fresh berries with sugar in a bowl; let stand until sugar dissolves. With a hand mixer, beat cream to soft peaks, gradually adding 1 Tb. sugar, then vanilla.
  • Split each cake crosswise; spoon a portion of berries over each cake bottom, then a dollop of whipped cream over berries. Cap with cake top and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 669.4 calories, Carbohydrate 85.6 g, Cholesterol 133.5 mg, Fat 34 g, Fiber 8.2 g, Protein 8.6 g, SaturatedFat 20.6 g, Sodium 592.4 mg, Sugar 44.3 g

BUTTERMILK SHORTCAKES WITH RHUBARB AND BERRIES



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A simple buttermilk biscuit serves as the basis for fruit shortcake. As with many easy recipes, your success rate at making biscuits will most likely grow exponentially with each attempt. There's nothing tricky about it; just be sure to work quickly and not to overwork the dough at all, which will cause the biscuits to become heavy and flat. In this recipe, a traditional strawberry shortcake is enhanced by a rhubarb compote to serve along with the macerated berries. You can use one fruit and not the other (by doubling the amount of either topping). Or substitute an equal amount of another fruit for the rhubarb, or macerate any other type of berry. An apricot compote would be lovely with macerated blackberries, for example, or nectarines with raspberries. The whipped cream, however, is not optional; it's a fundamental part of the appeal of fruit shortcake. The biscuits, meanwhile, can be served on their own for breakfast, topped with a pat of butter and your favorite jam. (If you are planning to serve them with savory dishes like eggs and bacon, however, omit the sugar and vanilla bean.)

Yield makes 10

Number Of Ingredients 28

3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for biscuit cutter
1 cup cake flour (not self-rising)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon table salt
1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise (see page 469)
1 1/2 cups cold buttermilk
2 tablespoons heavy cream, for brushing
Fine sanding sugar, for sprinkling (or use granulated sugar)
Whipped Cream (page 436)
Rhubarb Compote (page 436)
Macerated Strawberries (page 437)
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
(makes about 2 cups)
2 1/4 pounds rhubarb, ends trimmed and leaves discarded
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup water
3 strips (each 2 1/2 by 1/2 inch) orange zest
3 strips (each 2 1/2 by 1/2 inch) lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled (large berries halved or quartered lengthwise)
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
(makes about 2 1/2 cups)

Steps:

  • Prepare baking sheet Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Cut butter into dry ingredients Whisk together flours, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Using a pastry blender or your fingertips, cut the butter into the flour until the largest pieces are the size of small peas.
  • Mix dough Rub the vanilla seeds into the buttermilk with your fingers (this is the best way to disperse the seeds, but alternatively, you can scrape the bean against the side of the measuring cup with a rubber spatula). Add the buttermilk to the flour mixture, stirring with a fork until most of the ingredients have come together into a moist dough (it's okay if some flour is left on bottom of bowl).
  • Form biscuits Turn out dough onto a clean work surface and gather any loose bits together. Press lightly to fully incorporate all the ingredients while patting into a rough rectangle, being careful not to overwork the dough. Fold dough into thirds: Starting with a short end, carefully fold over, then fold the other end over the first.. (The folding adds an extra layering of flakiness to the finished biscuits.) Pat out dough until 1 1/4 inches thick. Using a floured biscuit cutter, cut dough into 2 1/2-inch rounds.
  • Bake Preheat oven to 400°F. Place rounds on prepared cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart. Gather together scraps; pat out again, and cut once. Chill 20 minutes. Brush tops with the cream and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake 10 minutes, and rotate sheet. Reduce heat to 375°F, and continue to bake until golden brown and cooked through, about 12 minutes more. Transfer biscuits to a wire rack to cool.
  • Serve Split biscuits, and layer with whipped cream and rhubarb compote. Serve berries on the side. Or, set out a platter of biscuits and bowls of each topping and let guests build their own shortcakes. Biscuits are best eaten the day they are made.
  • IN A DEEP MIXING BOWL set in a large ice-water bath, whisk cream by hand until soft peaks form. Sprinkle with the sugar, add vanilla, and whisk until soft peaks return. Do not overbeat.
  • Prepare rhubarb Wash rhubarb well and dry thoroughly with paper towels (wipe each stalk to remove any grit). Cut crosswise on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces (you should have about 5 cups).
  • Make poaching syrup Bring sugar, water, zests, and salt to a boil in a large straight-sided skillet, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add rhubarb, and stir to coat in sugar syrup. (There won't be enough syrup to cover, but the compote will become more liquidy once the fruit starts to release its juices.) Cover and cook over medium-low heat until rhubarb is just tender, about 5 minutes. (Do not overcook; you want most of the rhubarb pieces to hold their shape.)
  • Cool Remove from heat and let cool completely, about 1 hour, before using. Compote can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 week.
  • IN A BOWL, toss berries with sugar and lemon juice to combine. Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes to draw out some of the juices before serving.

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