Summer Strawberry Shortcake

Summer Strawberry Shortcake

Ingredients:
strawberries, raw
sugars, granulated
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate
sugars, granulated
salt, table
butter, without salt
cream, fluid, heavy whipping
cream, fluid, heavy whipping

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Cut strawberries in half and combine with 1/4 cup sugar.
Set aside.
In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, 3 tablespoons sugar, and salt.
Add the cold butter pieces and use a pastry blender, fork, or your fingertips to combine until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.
Add the cream a little at a time combining with a fork.
Place dough on a floured work surface and knead gently just until the dough is not sticky.
Roll the dough out 1/2 thick and cut with a 3 inch cutter.
Bake for 10 to 15 minutes until lightly golden.
Cool slightly.
Split biscuits and top with strawberries and whipped cream.