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    Home > Blog > Seasonal > Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

    Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

    by Teri Lyn Fisher · Published: May 19, 2024

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    The BEST Strawberry Shortcake Recipe you will ever make! Our recipe is simple, totally delicious and just a little bit special with our cornmeal drop biscuits!
    Strawberry shortcakes on a platter.

    Spring and summer are the perfect time to enjoy strawberries, and to turn them into delicious desserts like our Strawberry Shortcake Recipe! I love everything about this recipe! The cornmeal biscuits are so good on their own (especially served warm with some soft butter, sea salt flakes and honey), but they also go really well with the lightly macerated strawberries and whipped cream! I think the biscuits also make this traditional dessert just a little bit more special. The fact that we’re making from scratch drop biscuits also make things a lot easier and less messy; no need to roll and cut them out.

    This is also a great make ahead dessert for a group of people. You can make the biscuits up to 3 days ahead of time and then just have the macerated strawberries and whipped cream made the morning of your get together and refrigerated until you’re ready to use them. You may want to give the strawberries and whipped cream an extra stir before assembling the shortcakes, but that’s it!

    How to Make Our Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

    Ingredients

    Cornmeal Biscuits

    Strawberry shortcake cornmeal biscuit ingredients ready to be made.
    1. Preheat oven to 425˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside. Place flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl.
    2. Whisk dry ingredients together.
    Dry ingredients in a bowl to make biscuits for strawberry shortcake.
    Strawberry shortcake dry ingredients in a bowl mixed together.
    1. Add butter to flour mixture and break apart, using the back of a fork or your hands until a fine, mealy texture evenly forms throughout.
    2. Pour buttermilk over crumbly mixture.
    Biscuit ingredients for strawberry shortcake mixed together in a bowl.
    Biscuit ingredients mixed together.
    1. Stir in buttermilk until just combined and no dry spots remain.
    2. Scoop 1/4 cup sized scoops onto the prepared baking sheet (using an ice cream/cookie scooper), 1 inch apart, and bake biscuits for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned on top.
    Biscuit dough in a bowl combined.
    Biscuits on a baking sheet.
    1. Once biscuits have baked, remove from oven and allow them to cool completely, about 15 minutes.
    Biscuits cooling on a rack.

    Strawberries

    Strawberry ingredients for strawberry shortcake ready to be made.
    1. While biscuits bake, place strawberries, sugar and lemon juice into another mixing bowl and toss together.
    2. Set aside to allow berries to macerate.
    Strawberry ingredients for strawberry shortcake in a bowl.
    Strawberry ingredients for strawberry shortcake in a bowl mixed together.

    Whipped cream

    Whipped cream ingredients for strawberry shortcake.
    1. Place heavy cream, sugar and vanilla into a medium bowl.
    2. Whip together until soft peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
    Whipped cream for strawberry shortcake.
    Freshly whipped cream for strawberry shortcake.

    Assembly

    1. Slice each biscuit in half crosswise, and top each bottom half with a couple spoonfuls of the lightly whipped cream. Top whipped cream with a couple spoonfuls of macerated strawberries and serve.
    Strawberry shortcakes laid out to be served.

    What is Polenta Style Cornmeal?

    Polenta style cornmeal is cornmeal that is usually medium-grind coarseness (although it can also be found to be medium-fine, medium-coarse and coarse ground).

    It’s our preferred style because not only does it add a great flavor, but it also adds a nice texture to the biscuits. You can use finely ground cornmeal that will still result in really delicious biscuits, but you will lose the tiny bits of crunchy texture within the biscuits that we love so much.

    Variations for Our Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

    • You can make this recipe dairy free by replacing the butter for vegan butter, the buttermilk for nut or rice milk with a squeeze of lemon juice and whipped cream for coconut whipped cream.
    • You can omit the sugar and lemon juice from the strawberries if you prefer to tone the sweetness down a little bit.
    • Add some lemon zest into the strawberry mixture for a light, bright burst of fresh flavor!
    • Although these are called strawberry shortcakes, we love adding other berries for mixed berry shortcakes.
    Strawberry shortcake recipe.

    Make Ahead and Freezing Our Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits

    Make Ahead

    After biscuits have baked, cool completely. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. When ready to use, place in an oven (set to 350˚F) for 5 to 7 minutes, just to warm through. Alternatively, wrap biscuit in a paper towel and heat for 30 seconds to 1 minute, in the microwave, until heated through. Make macerated strawberries, whipped cream and assemble strawberry shortcake recipe as instructed.

    Freezing Raw Dough

    Drop the biscuit dough onto a baking sheet as per the recipe and instead of putting them into the oven, freeze them until completely frozen then transfer to an airtight freezer bag or container and store in the freezer for up to three months.

    When you’re ready to bake them, place them onto a parchment lined baking sheet and place in a 425˚F oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until biscuits are golden brown.

    Thawing/Rewarming Baking Biscuits

    When ready to use, place frozen biscuits onto a baking sheet and place in an oven (set to 350˚F) for 6 to 8 minutes, just to thaw and warm through. Alternatively, wrap biscuit in a paper towel and heat for about 2 minutes in the microwave until thawed and heated through. Make macerated strawberries, whipped cream and assemble strawberry shortcake recipe as instructed.

    Close up on a strawberry shortcake with whipped cream.

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    The BEST Strawberry Shortcake Recipe you will ever make! Our recipe is simple, totally delicious and just a little bit special with our cornmeal drop biscuits!
    RECIPE BY Teri & Jenny
    Prep Time: 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time: 15 minutes mins
    Total Time: 30 minutes mins
    Servings: 14

      INGREDIENTS  

    cornmeal biscuits

    • 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
    • ⅔ cup (polenta style) cornmeal
    • 2 tablespoons sugar
    • 1 tablespoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup cold, unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
    • 1 cup buttermilk

    strawberries

    • 1 ½ pounds strawberries, hulled and halved lengthwise
    • ¼ cup sugar
    • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

    sweetened soft whipped cream

    • 2 cups cold whipping cream
    • 2 tablespoons sugar
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

      INSTRUCTIONS  

    cornmeal biscuits

    • Preheat oven to 425˚F: Line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside.
    • Place flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl and whisk together.
    • Add butter to flour mixture and break apart, using the back of a fork or your hands until a fine, mealy texture evenly forms throughout.
    • Stir in buttermilk until just combined and no dry spots remain.
    • Scoop 1/4 cup sized scoops onto the prepared baking sheet, 1 inch apart, and bake biscuits for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned on top. Once biscuits have baked, remove from oven and allow them to cool completely, about 15 minutes.

    strawberries

    • While biscuits bake, place strawberries, sugar and lemon juice into another mixing bowl and toss together. Set aside to allow berries to macerate.

    whipped cream

    • Place cream, sugar and vanilla into another mixing bowl and whisk together until soft to medium peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.

    assembly

    • Split each biscuit in half crosswise, and top each bottom half with a couple spoonfuls of the lightly whipped cream. Top whipped cream with a couple spoonfuls of macerated strawberries and serve.

      NOTES  

    Make Ahead and Freezing Our Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits
    Make Ahead
    After biscuits have baked, cool completely. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. When ready to use, place in an oven (set to 350˚F) for 5 to 7 minutes, just to warm through. Alternatively, wrap biscuit in a paper towel and heat for 30 seconds to 1 minute, in the microwave, until heated through. Make macerated strawberries, whipped cream and assemble strawberry shortcake recipe as instructed.
    Freezing Raw Dough
    Drop the biscuit dough onto a baking sheet as per the recipe and instead of putting them into the oven, freeze them until completely frozen then transfer to an airtight freezer bag or container and store in the freezer for up to three months.
    When you’re ready to bake them, place them onto a parchment lined baking sheet and place in a 425˚F oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until biscuits are golden brown.
    Thawing/Rewarming Baking Biscuits
    When ready to use, place frozen biscuits onto a baking sheet and place in an oven (set to 350˚F) for 6 to 8 minutes, just to thaw and warm through. Alternatively, wrap biscuit in a paper towel and heat for about 2 minutes in the microwave until thawed and heated through. Make macerated strawberries, whipped cream and assemble strawberry shortcake recipe as instructed.
    Calories: 317kcal Carbohydrates: 30g Protein: 4g Fat: 20g Saturated Fat: 12g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 66mg Sodium: 207mg Potassium: 169mg Fiber: 2g Sugar: 11g Vitamin A: 737IU Vitamin C: 30mg Calcium: 105mg Iron: 1mg
    CUISINE: Amercian
    KEYWORD: seasonal, spring dessert, strawberries
    COURSE: Dessert

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    May 19, 2024 / 1 Comment

    About Teri Lyn Fisher

    Teri Lyn Fisher is half of Spoon Fork Bacon. She is also a food and cosmetics photographer. She is a big fan of hot dogs. #sfbTERI

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    1. Bry Jaimea

      July 14, 2019 at 4:45 am

      These looks so delicious!! They sound super easy too – love it!

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