It is strawberry time and I just could not pass up the wonderful strawberries at the Farmers Market this week. There is an incredible difference between fresh from the farm berries and those that you find in the plastic boxes in the grocery stores. The strawberries I have been buying the last few weeks at the market are sweet, deep red. and mouth-watering delicious. I bought two pints and decided I would make one of my favorite biscuit recipes and toss in the strawberries. So good warm from the oven.
Strawberry Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoons baking powder
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup heavy cream, plus 1 tablespoon for the top
- 1 cup strawberries, chopped
- sugar for dusting the top
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut butter into small pieces and add to the dry mixture. Using a pastry blender combine until the butter is in very small pieces. Toss in the strawberries. With a spatula fold in the 1 cup of heavy cream until the mixture just comes together. Using your hands, gently combine the dough until it forms a ball. Do not overwork the dough. Place dough on a floured board and pat to 3/4 inch thickness. Cut with 2 -1/2 inch biscuit cutter or floured glass. Place biscuits on a parchment lined baking sheet. Brush biscuits with remaining tablespoon of cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake 12 - 15 minutes, biscuits will be brown around the edge and oozing strawberry juices. Cool slightly, serve.