American · Dessert

Lemon-Ginger Shortcakes with Berries

Name: Lemon-Ginger Shortcakes with Berries
Total time: 57 min
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 600 g strawberries, or mixed berries, hulled and sliced; 2 tbsp sugar; 250 g all-purpose flour, about 2 cups; 1 tbsp sugar; ¾ tsp salt; 2½ tsp baking powder; 1 tbsp lemon zest, finely grated; 20 g crystallized ginger, chopped, 2 tbsp; 85 g unsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces, 6 tbsp; 1 large egg; 180 ml milk; 240 ml heavy cream; 1 tsp sugar

Tender drop biscuits perfumed with lemon zest and bits of crystallized ginger, split and filled with sugared berries and softly whipped cream. No rolling or cutting needed.

YieldServes 6 to 8
Hands-on35 min
Total57 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Berries

600 gstrawberries, or mixed berries, hulled and sliced
2 tbspsugar

Biscuits

250 gall-purpose flour, about 2 cups
1 tbspsugar
¾ tspsalt
2½ tspbaking powder
1 tbsplemon zest, finely grated
20 gcrystallized ginger, chopped, 2 tbsp
85 gunsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces, 6 tbsp
1large egg
180 mlmilk

Cream

240 mlheavy cream
1 tspsugar

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Sulfites
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Berries (any)
Strawberry
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Ginger
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Oven

Season

Spring
Summer

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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