Name: A Happy Birthday ~ Strawberry Shortcake!!!
Ingredients: Ingredients:; 2 quarts fresh strawberries – cleaned and halved; 1 pint heavy cream or whipping cream; For the Shortcake:; To make a bigger stack of shortcakes double this recipe. (I did); 2 cups all-purpose flour - sifted; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 4 tablespoons butter; ¾ cups light cream or buttermilk; 4 – 5 tablespoons sugar

Instructions

1
Preheat Oven 350 degrees:
2
Sift flour, baking powder and sugar into a bowl. Cut in the butter. Work the batter with your fingers. Add the cream or buttermilk and stir gently and quickly until dough is formed.
3
Flour a surface and knead the dough gently until no creases are left.
4
Roll out the dough to about ½ inch thickness. Place on parchment paper or a buttered cookie sheet.
5
Bake about 20-25 minutes - until slightly golden.
6
Let cool, then cut the biscuits in half through the center; making a top and bottom half.
7
Whip the cream with a tablespoon of powdered sugar.
8
Sandwich the strawberries and whip cream between the layers of biscuit to build your cake.

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