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by Chef John McDermott
Summary: Decadent dessert that’s the perfect complement to dinner
Cooking time (duration): 10 minutes
Number of servings (yield): 8
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Ingredients
- 1 cup raspberries
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup strawberries
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 stick (1/4 cup) cold unsalted butter
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1 cup light sour cream
- 1 tsp. lemon zest
- 3 tbsp. sugar
Instructions
- While preheating oven to 400 degrees, line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In bowl, add 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 stick cold unsalted butter (cut into eight pieces), 1 teaspoon baking powder and ½ teaspoon salt.
- Mix the ingredients by hand, pressing the butter into the flour until well incorporated.
- Stir ¾ cup heavy cream into dough, mix well.
- Lightly flour a cutting board and place dough on surface.
- Flatten dough by hand to ¼-inch thick, then use drinking glass top, or biscuit cutter, to cut shortcake biscuits in dough.
- Place biscuit dough on parchment-lined baking sheet and put in oven.
- Bake biscuits for approximately 10 minutes.
- Put into a bowl 1 cup raspberries, 1 cup blueberries, and 1 cup ripe strawberries.
- Add juice of half a lemon and 2 tablespoons sugar, mix well.
- In a separate bowl mix together 1 cup light sour cream, 1 teaspoon lemon zest and three tablespoons sugar.
- Cut shortbread biscuits in half, then place bottom half on serving plate and top with berries and a couple spoons of sour cream mixture.
- Place biscuit top onto sour cream mixture and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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