For dessert tonight we're making strawberry shortcake, with a chocolate twist. I don't think I'll ever make shortcake biscuits again without cocoa powder.....
Preheat oven to 425°F.
In a bowl sift together the cocoa powder, the flour, the sugar, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt, add the butter, and blend the mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Add the cream and stir the mixture with a fork (or the paddle of a stand mixer) until it forms a dough. You may need to knead the dough with your hands to get it to stick together, especially if you use a stand mixer. Divide the dough in quarters, arrange each quarter in a mound on a lightly greased baking sheet, and bake the shortcakes in the middle of the oven for 12 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the centers comes out with crumbs clinging to it. Transfer the shortcakes to a rack and let them cool.
Our strawberries were frozen from summer and were defrosting a bit slowly, so I put them on the stove on low while we were making dinner and the smell filled our Michigan winter home with the most wonderful smells!
Chocolate Biscuits
adapted from Gourmet, 1991
serves 4
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 and 1/2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Preheat oven to 425°F.In a bowl sift together the cocoa powder, the flour, the sugar, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt, add the butter, and blend the mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Add the cream and stir the mixture with a fork (or the paddle of a stand mixer) until it forms a dough. You may need to knead the dough with your hands to get it to stick together, especially if you use a stand mixer. Divide the dough in quarters, arrange each quarter in a mound on a lightly greased baking sheet, and bake the shortcakes in the middle of the oven for 12 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the centers comes out with crumbs clinging to it. Transfer the shortcakes to a rack and let them cool.
Our strawberries were frozen from summer and were defrosting a bit slowly, so I put them on the stove on low while we were making dinner and the smell filled our Michigan winter home with the most wonderful smells!
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