Some food truly does taste better when served with a side of fond memories…
The Little Madre’s family hails from Ohio – a fairly rural part actually, where the roads only intersect at mile intervals, where you can still see lush green fields of sunflowers and soybeans and corn, where barns are in use and it is not uncommon to see combines and tractors used for more than just demolition derbies.
When the summer strawberries were in season, all plump and sun-warmed, sometimes, if we were lucky, my grandma would make strawberry shortcake for dinner. That’s it … the softest, fluffiest shortcake biscuits and tart smashed berries sweetened with sugar.
So today, I’m sharing this memory and my grandma’s recipe with you for {taste this}!
Shortcake Biscuits
2 cups flour
2 T sugar
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ cup butter
1 egg, beaten
⅔ cup evaporated milk
Preheat your oven to 425*. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in the butter until your mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
In a small bowl, combine the beaten egg and the evaporated milk. Add the wet mixture all at once to your bowl of dry ingredients and stir just enough to moisten. The best thing about these biscuits is that they are totally free form – no rolling, no cutting, no perfection – just total delicious imperfection!
So, simply spoon your biscuit batter onto your baking sheet (sprayed lightly with non-stick spray) and bake at 425* for about 10 minutes or until just golden brown. This recipe makes about 10 biscuits and you’ll need about 4 cups of fruit (cut, smashed and sugared). Once they have cooled a bit, split a biscuit and pile it high with fruit! Like so…
And because they just sounded so cute, I spooned some batter into a mini muffin pan and made these sweet little strawberry shortcake biscuit bites…
…for teeny tiny strawberry shortcake trifles!!
These would be fun added to a brunch buffet or at a dessert shower/party (like this one I shared in April)!
This post was shared at the parties on my Link page!
Katharine says
Yum! I love your recipe! I will definitely be trying that out!
Zerique says
I am going to have to try this one! I would love if you would join my link up tomorrow where I am hoping to feature any and everything DIY, from recipes, to sewing, to before and afters, etc… Come on by!!!
onesweetstory.blogspot.com
Jami says
Yummy! I’m so hungry right now! Thanks so much for linking up to the Tuesday To Do Party!
Smiles!
Jami
Jamie says
this looks delicious. I would love for you to stop by http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/ on Monday to link up your recipe and any other projects you would like to share.
Ellen Zames says
This looks so delicious!
I would love if you would come by and link it up to our blog hop since this weeks theme is Berries!!!
http://everydaysisters.blogspot.com/2011/07/everyday-sisters-sharing-sunday-4.html
Ellen
shopannies says
looks yummy come over and see my strawberry dessert at http:shopannies.blogspot.com
Something Swanky Cupcakes and Desserts says
This looks great!! Thanks for linking up 🙂
Ashton
www.somethingswanky.com
{Sweet Treats Thursday}
Just Jaime says
Yum! Great idea!
Jill says
This looks yummy! I’ll have to try it. Thanks for sharing!
–Jill
JillMadeIt.blogspot.com
Nicole Feliciano says
Perfect for a shower or summer soiree! Thanks so much for sharing on Momtrends’ Friday Food linky. Stay cool and have a great weekend.
Katie @ This Chick Cooks says
How delicious! Recipes from Grandma are always the best 🙂 I host a recipe swap every week and I’d love for you to come by and show off a recipe or two. Have a blessed day 🙂
Katie
meijo's JOY says
Either way – they look absolutely YUM!
Youaretalkingtoomuch.com says
Looks so yummy! I found you through homemade on a dime! Can’t wait to read more of your posts! Love, Me www.youaretalkingtoomuch.com
Jill says
Beautiful shortcake pictures there! Mouthwateringly good!!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a great week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
Honey at 2805 says
My favorite!!
Hope you will please drop by and enter my $50 Overstock.com Gift Card Giveaway!! Hometalk has said if I get 500 entries, they will increase the Gift Card to $100.
Honey
Confessions of a Stay at Home Mommy says
Yum yum yum! I would be thrilled if you linked this up to my Tuesday Confessional link party going on now: http://www.craftyconfessions.com/2011/07/tuesday-confessional-link-up-party.html
See you soon!
~Macy
Stuff and Nonsense says
just a note to let you know that i’m featuring your recipe this week on fridays unfolded!
alison
{nifty thrifty things} says
Hmm.. Yummy!!
Thank you so much for linking this up to {nifty thrifty sunday} last week!! I would love it if you joined me again tomorrow! 🙂
xoxo,
Vanessa
Melissa@TheHappierHomemaker says
Hi Keri! I’m featuring your recipe today on my blog as one of my favorites from the Heirloom Recipe party!
Anna-Marie says
These look so yummy! I have a question though. Your list of ingredients says baking SODA, however your directions say baking POWDER. Which one is correct? Thanks for sharing!!!
Keri says
Hi Anna-Marie – I doubled checked the recipe and it is baking POWDER! Enjoy!
Anna-Marie says
Thank you!