Summer Strawberry Shortcakes
Shortcakes:
2 T butter, divided2 pkg. (8 oz each) refrigerated crescent dough, divided
2 T Sugar, divided
1/2 C Almonds
1 Qt. fresh Strawberries, hulled
Blueberry Sauce:
3 T Sugar
2 t Cornstarch
3/4 C Water
1 Lemon
1 C fresh Blueberries
Preheat oven to 375 F. Place butter into bowl; microwave on HGH 20-30 seconds or until melted. Unroll 1 pkg. of the crescent dough onto cutting board; pinch perforations to seal. Brush dough with 1 T of the butter; sprinkle with 1 T of the sugar. Roll dough into a log, starting at short end; set aside. Repeat with remaining package of dough, butter and sugar. (Do not roll up dough.) Place log crosswise onto second layer of dough. Roll dough up around log to form a thicker cylinder; seal seams.
Cut cylinder crosswise into 12 equal disks. Coarsely chop almonds. Dip top of each disk into almonds and place almond side up onto large bar pan. Bake 14-16 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately press centers of shortcakes with tart shaper to make 2-in-wide wells; remove to cooling rack.
For sauce, combine sugar, cornstarch and water in saute pan; stur until dissolved. Zest lemon to measure 1 t. zest. Juice lemon to measure 2 T juice. Add zest, juice and blueberries to sugar mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat; simmer 4 minutes or until sauce develops a deep purple color, stirring occasionally.
To assemble shortcakes, cut strawberries into quarters and divide evenly among wells of shortcakes. Spoon about 2 T blueberry sauce over each shortcake and garnish with lemon slices, if desired. Serve with ice cream, if desired. (12 servings)
Oh yes - just so you appreciate ALL I did to get this photo - the family is getting ready to take a bite - salivating heavily, and I yell, "Stop!!! Everyone stop - don't eat yet." Then I proceeded to get out the camera and start snapping - they all groaned and I heard murmurs of "blog" - yep, they were right!!!
11 comments:
Well, YEAH, bloggers WANT to see the photo after all! Looks yummy!!
Yes I agree we blogger want to see photos. Your family sounds like mine. Awe mom!! I know they will thank us years down the road of all the fun things we did as a family. :)Oh and by the way that photo looks soooooo yummy!
I am so proud of you,see you (CAN) do it,you just prefer to make Joe needed by lettting him do the cooking abd bakeing.
That's hilarious, Becky!
It looks delish - but, now aren't they going to expect you to keep it up? You might have started something here...
you are so funny....I agree with Nikki....you might be moved to head chef if you aren't careful! lol
you rock. I am always looking for good, yummy things to attempt to make!
Becky,
I MUST AGREE WITH THE OTHERS,NOW THAT YOU SHOWED JOE YOU CAN DO IT HE MAY EXPECT YOU TO CONTINUE ALL THE TIME.
HMMMMM BETTER MESS UP THE NEXT TIME OR TELL HIM YOU SPRAINED YOUR WRIST.
Oh that looks way to yummy I just may have to try it! Thanks for the recipe. You are so funny!
OH yum!!! It looks so yummy!!!
Sounds like the comments at my house as well....like when something funny or especially embarrassing happens..I will threaten to get the camera and "blog it"! haha!
Keep up the wonderful cooking Martha....oh..umm...I mean Becky! *wink*!
Looks absolutely delectable!
Oh I appreciate the photo... It looks delish!
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