Almond Strawberry Shortcakes Recipe

Almond Strawberry Shortcakes is very easy to make at home. Almond pastry biscuits sandwiched with strawberries and cream, served with strawberry sauce.

Cooking Time and Serve Estimate for Almond Strawberry Shortcakes Recipe

Baking Time : 20 min.
Preparation Time : 45 min.

Makes 8 shortcakes.

Ingredients for making Almond Strawberry Shortcakes Recipe

For the pastry

200 grams plain flour (maida)
100 grams butter
30 grams ground almonds
2/3 cup icing sugar
a pinch salt
2 to 3 tablespoons ice-cold water

For the strawberry sauce

2 cups strawberries, hulled
2 tablespoons icing sugar
juice of 1/2 lemon

For the filling

1 1/2 cups strawberries, sliced
1 1/2 cups whipped cream

For the garnish

icing sugar to sprinkle
a few strawberries

Method for preparing Almond Strawberry Shortcakes Recipe

For the pastry

1. Sieve the flour and salt together. Mix with the ground almonds.

2. Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips. Add the sugar and mix well.

3. Add enough ice-cold water to make a dough. Chill for 30 minutes.

4. Preheat the oven to 200 degree C (400 degree F).

5. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and using a 100 mm. (4") fluted cutter, cut sixteen rounds of 3mm. (1/8") thickness.

6. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until pale golden. Cool and keep aside the shortcakes.


For the strawberry sauce

1. Puree the strawberries in a blender. Add the icing sugar and lemon juice.

2. Strain and refrigerate.

How to proceed in preparing Almond Strawberry Shortcakes Recipe

1. Place one shortcake on a plate. Pipe some whipped cream on top and place some sliced strawberries thereon. Sandwich with another shortcake.

2. Make the other 7 shortcakes in the some manner.


For the garnish

1. Dust icing sugar on top of each shortcake and garnish with strawberries.

2. Serve surrounded by the sauce.