STRAWBERRY & BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES

Put a festive twist on an iconic summer dessert with these strawberry and blueberry shortcakes — perfect for all those patriotic holidays!

Ingredients

Shortcakes Flour White sugar Baking powder & salt Butter Buttermilk Berry Topping Strawberry and blueberries Grand Marnier (optional) Orange zest Cinnamon Whipped cream

Toss strawberries, blueberries, sugar, Grand Marnier (if using), orange zest and cinnamon together. Let sit for at least 20 minutes or up to a day.

1

Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the grated butter and stir just until the butter is incorporated.

2

Add buttermilk to the flour mixture and then turn out onto the counter and form the dough into a rectangle.

3

Fold the dough on the left and right sides. Flatten the dough, rotate and repeat three times to build flaky layers.

4

Cut out the shortcakes with a cookie cutter, brush with more buttermilk and bake in a hot oven.

5

Assemble the shortcakes with the berry mixture and whipped cream. Enjoy every fresh and fruity bite!

Readers love it!

The perfect summer dessert! I love being able to use all of my fresh fruits in here and the texture of the shortcake was perfect. YUM!

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