Cherry Shortcake

Name: Cherry Shortcake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: [[[Shortcake:]]]; 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces; ½ cup buttermilk; [[[Fruit Sauce:]]]; 1 fresh lime with zest; 1 jar Chukar® Cherries Jubilee Dessert Sauce; [[[Whipped Cream:]]]; 1 pint heavy cream; 1 pinch sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla; [[[Garnish:]]]; Chukar® Dessert Cherries, All Natural

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5 minutes

Serves 6

Ingredients

Shortcake:
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
½ cup buttermilk
Fruit Sauce:
1 fresh lime with zest
1 jar Chukar® Cherries Jubilee Dessert Sauce
Whipped Cream:
1 pint heavy cream
1 pinch sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla
Garnish:
Chukar® Dessert Cherries, All Natural

Directions

Shortcake:
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add buttermilk, stirring just until moist (dough will be sticky).
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead lightly 4 times with floured hands. Pat dough into a 6 x 4-inch rectangle. Cut dough into 6 squares.
Place squares 1 inch apart on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 425°F for 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Fruit Sauce:
Add ¼ teaspoon fresh lime juice and a pinch of lime zest to Chukar® Cherries Jubilee Dessert Sauce and stir.
Warm cherry sauce before filling the shortcakes.
Whipped Cream Topping:
Whip heavy cream. When cream makes soft folds, beat in sugar and vanilla.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
To Serve:
Split shortcakes in half horizontally using a serrated knife.
Place each bottom half on a dessert plate. Add a spoonful of warm cherry filling to each.
Cover with shortcake tops. Spoon a tablespoon of cherry sauce over each top.
Top each serving with a dollop of whipped cream. Garnish each shortcake with a single Chukar® Dessert Cherry.