Individual Strawberry Sour Cream Shortcakes

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Individual Strawberry Sour Cream Shortcakes

This recipe makes 8 servings

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Ingredients

2 cups sliced Strawberries 2 2cups cupssliced Strawberries
1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 1/4cup cupgranulated sugar
1-1/2 cups whipping cream 1-1/2 1-1/2cups cupswhipping cream
8 whole Strawberries 8 8whole Strawberries
Sour Cream Biscuits:
2 cups all purpose flour 2 2cups cupsall purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 1/4cup cupgranulated sugar
2 tsp baking powder 2 2tsp tspbaking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 1/2tsp tspbaking soda
1/2 tsp salt 1/2 1/2tsp tspsalt
1/4 cup cold butter , cubed1/4 1/4cup cupcold butter, cubed
1 egg 1 1eggeggs
1 cup sour cream 1 1cup cupsour cream
1 tbsp whipping cream 1 1tbsp tbspwhipping cream

Preparation

Sour Cream Biscuits: In large bowl, whisk together flour, half of the sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until crumbly.

In separate bowl, whisk together egg and sour cream. Scrape over dry ingredients; with fork, toss together until mixture forms ragged dough. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Knead about 10 times to form smooth dough.

Pat into circle about 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick. Using floured 2-1/2-inch (7 cm) cutter, cut out 8 biscuits, rerolling scraps. (You may have enough for an extra biscuit for the baker.)

Transfer to parchment paper-lined or lightly floured baking sheet. Brush tops with whipping cream and sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake in centre of 450°F (230°C) oven until golden and puffed, about 12 minutes. Transfer to rack and let cool. (Make-ahead: Let stand on rack for up to 4 hours.)

Meanwhile, mix strawberries with sugar. Cover and let stand at room temperature until juices form, about 20 minutes. (Make-ahead: Let stand for up to 2 hours.)

Whip cream. For each shortcake, split biscuit in half; place bottom half on dessert plate. Spoon about 1/3 cup (75 mL) sliced berries and juices over biscuit. Top with generous dollop of whipped cream, then biscuit top. Garnish with whole berry.