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Lemon-Berry Shortcakes

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Lemon-Berry ShortcakesScott Peterson

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 6

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
1/2 cup blueberry jam
5 tablespoons lemon juice, divided
5 cups quartered hulled strawberries
4 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
2 1/3 cups chilled whipping cream, divided
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Position rack in top third of oven; preheat to 400°F. Mix sugar and peel in small bowl. Melt jam in large skillet with 2 tablespoons water. Mix in 3 tablespoons lemon sugar, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, then berries. Set aside.

    Step 2

    Combine 1 cup whipping cream, 2 tablespoons lemon sugar, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in medium bowl and whip. Cover; chill.

    Step 3

    Mix flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and 1/3 cup lemon sugar in large bowl. Quickly mix in remaining 1 1/3 cups cream and 2 tablespoons lemon juice until dough just comes together. Drop dough by rounded 1/3 cupfuls in 6 mounds on ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle dough with remaining lemon sugar. Bake biscuits until golden, about 23 minutes. Cool slightly on rack. Split biscuits; fill with berries and cream.

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