Classic Strawberry Shortcake
A classic strawberry shortcake made with tender homemade biscuits, juicy fresh berries, and lightly sweetened whipped cream. A simple, timeless dessert for summer gatherings.
Servings: 5 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pint washed, quartered strawberries
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 5-6 shortcakes or biscuits
Instructions
- Wash your fresh strawberries.
- Remove the hull and cut the berries into quarters.
- Taste the strawberries for sweetness.
- Add 1/4 cups of sugar, more if the strawberries were tart.
- Using the potato masher or a fork, crush the strawberries slightly.
- Allow the strawberries to sit 5 minutes and crush again.
- Crush the berries again and allow to sit longer.
- Start preparing your biscuits and bake them.
- After sitting this last time, the berries should have formed some strawberry liquid. Crush the strawberries a final time so they are about pea size.
- Serve the strawberries on biscuits, cutting the biscuit in half and putting some strawberries in the middle and adding the biscuit top and more strawberries.
- Top with whipped cream if desired.