Shortcake Biscuits

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups flour
• 6 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1-teaspoon-sized pieces and frozen
• 2 cups whipping cream, plus
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f. in a food processor, place the flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt. blend briefly. add the butter and pulse until the butter is the size of peas.
• 2 pour mixture into a bowl, add 1 cup of the cream, and combine with a fork until moistened. immediately turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead about 10 times. small lumps of butter should be visible.
• 3 roll out to a 3/4-inch thickness. keep dough in a square shape. cut into 6 pieces and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. (you can do this either with a knife, for square biscuits, or with biscuit cutters for round ones. if you don’t have biscuit butters, you can also use one end of a clean 8-oz tomato sauce can.).
• 4 mix the egg yolk with 2 tablespoons of cream and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and brush on the tops of the biscuits. sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.