Old-Fashioned Shortcake
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, February 12, 2010 - 11:26pm

Ingredients




1 quart Fruit (strawberries)
cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
cup Heavy cream
Buttermilk Biscuit Dough
2 tablespoons Buttermilk
2 tablespoons Sugar
2 tablespoons Soft butter
cup All-purpose flour
cup Cake flour
teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Baking powder
cup Cold unsalted butter
cup Buttermilk or heavy cream
(or more)

Preparation

1 Preheat the oven to 450F; set rack in middle level. Prepare biscuit dough. 2 For a large shortcake, pat the dough into a 9-inch disk on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. For individual shortcakes, pat dough into a 6-by-12- inch rectangle and cut into eight 3-inch biscuits with a sharp, floured knife. Transfer to a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Paint tops with buttermilk. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until well risen and golden. Check the center of the large shortcake with a toothpick to make sure it is baked through: If the pick emerges with dough still clinging to it, lower temperature to 350F and bake another 5 minutes. Slide the large shortcake onto a platter immediately after it is baked. Use a sharp, serrated knife to slice through the middle, making two layers. Slide th