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STRAWBERRY ORANGE SHORTCAKES
Serves 10
For compote:
3 1-pint
baskets strawberries, hulled, washed
3/4 cup sugar
1 cinnamon stick
For shortcakes:
2 3/4 cups flour
1 1/4 sticks unsalted butter,
cut into pieces
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons minced orange peel
1
teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups whipping
cream
Compote:
Slice berries; combine in a medium saucepan with sugar and cinnamon. Cook
over medium heat for about 15 minutes or until compote thickens, stirring
occasionally. Cool.
Shortcakes:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend
first 6 ingredients in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add 1 cup cream and process until evenly moist. Transfer to a large bowl. Add
1/4 cup cream.
Knead gently until dough forms. Roll out dough on floured
surface to a thickness of 3/4 inch. Use 2-inch round cutter to cut out dough.
Gather dough. Roll and cut more to make 20. Place on heavy baking sheet. Brush
top with 1/4 cup cream. Sprinkle with additional sugar. Bake until brown about
35 minutes.
Whip remaining 11/2 cups cream to firm peaks.
Spoon 1/3 cup
compote in shallow plates. Cut shortcakes horizontally in half. Arrange two
shortcake bottoms on each plate. Spoon dollop of cream on each bottom half.
Press tops over.
