the real this time, not just the cookies! this is probably one of my favorite things.

the strawberries have been HUGE lately. they’re fun to look at, but i actually like the tiny ones better. (i know, i know, that’s what she said.)

recipe from martha’s website

serves 8

ingredients

• 1 3/4 pounds (6 cups) strawberries, rinsed, hulled, and quartered
• 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 12 tablespoons cold (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, toss strawberries with 3/4 cup sugar; let sit to bring out their juices.

2. In a food processor, pulse flour, baking powder, 1/2 cup sugar, and the salt until combined. Add butter, and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal but with some pea-size bits of butter remaining, 10 to 12 times. In a medium bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup cream and the eggs; pour over flour mixture, and pulse until some large clumps begin to form, 25 to 30 times.

3. Using a half-cup measuring cup, gently pack dough, invert, and then tap out onto a baking sheet. Repeat to form 8 biscuits. Bake until lightly golden, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool, about 15 minutes.

4. Beat remaining 1 1/2 cups cream and 2 tablespoons sugar with the vanilla until soft peaks form.

5. Slice biscuits in half horizontally. Spoon strawberries and their liquid over bottom halves. Spoon whipped cream on strawberries, and replace top halves of biscuits.

ps: i added to my plethora of cooking scars battle wounds while baking the shortcakes. i took the baking sheets out of the oven, put them on the stove, and bent over to reach down to pick something up. my upper arm hit the baking pan, and i almost heard a sizzle. i now have a nice puffy burn across my arm. i didn’t think it looked too bad until my boss asked me if i got in a knife fight. below is a picture i took on my crappy cell phone camera. nice, right?