Strawberry Shortcake From Scratch

Name: Strawberry Shortcake From Scratch
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 cups FOR THE STRAWBERRIES:; 1 Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Strawberries; 4 cups Granulated Sugar (or More To Taste); ⅓ cups FOR THE SHORTCAKES:; 1 Tablespoon All-purpose Flour; 1 teaspoon Granulated Sugar; ½ teaspoons Baking Powder; 8 Tablespoons Baking Soda; 1 cup Fine Salt; 1 whole Unsalted Butter, Room Temperature; 2 cups Buttermilk Plus Extra For Brushing On Top Of The Cakes; 2 Tablespoons Large Egg, Beaten; 1 teaspoon FOR THE WHIPPED CREAM:

Strawberry shortcake: 3 simple components come together to make an amazingly delicious dessert.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients

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Why it works: Butter and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Strawberry Shortcake From Scratch

Serves 6

Prep30 min

Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

933Calories

29 gProtein

32 gFat

133 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Strawberry	1 cup (152g)	49
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Cake	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,721 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sugar + buttermilktop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,973 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Buttermilk + creamtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together674 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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