Sugar Coated Skillet Biscuit Strawberry Shortcake
A sugar-coated biscuit strawberry shortcake that’s easy to make and quick to disappear.
This strawberry shortcake comes with double-the-strawberries.
First in a saucy form (compote) made with fresh strawberries, and then again with fresh sliced strawberries on top of whipped cream.
The shortcake part of this dessert is made with homemade sugar-coated biscuits made in a cast iron skillet.
About this Recipe
A cast iron skillet is great for cooking biscuits because the skillet gets so hot that the bottom of the biscuits get a light crispiness to them.
And the sides of the biscuits that are up against one another are soft, tender and flaky.
These biscuits taste wonderful on their own.
But for this shortcake they’re even better because…
…the bottom half of the biscuit is drenched in strawberry sauce (compote) and cooked (softened) strawberries.
Then the top half of the biscuit (the sugar-coated half) lays on the side of the dessert so it can be dipped in the juicy strawberry compote.
And to top it off, there’s whipped cream or whipped topping plus sliced fresh strawberries.
It all tastes so good together.
Let’s check out the ingredients.
Biscuits – flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, milk and sugar
Strawberry Compote and Shortcake – strawberries, sugar, lemon, water, biscuits and whipped cream or whipped topping
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE
A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.
For the Biscuits
Heat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Dry Ingredients:
In a medium size bowl add flour,
baking powder,
baking soda,
and salt.
Butter:
Next, using a cheese grater shred the butter (the butter needs to be cold right out of the fridge)…
…and add the butter to the bowl.
Milk:
Add the milk.
Dough:
Using a fork…
…cut the butter into the flour mixture and coarsely mix all ingredients.
Knead the dough just enough so that all ingredients are incorporated.
Roll the Dough:
Sprinkle flour on a cutting board.
Next,
…roll the dough on the cutting board so that it’s about 1 inch thick.
Cut the Biscuits:
Using a biscuit or large cookie cutter, cut out as many biscuits as possible.
Re-roll the dough to cut the remaining biscuits.
Biscuits in the Skillet:
Grease a large iron skillet with butter.
Lay the biscuits in the skillet tightly, side by side.
Using a spoon,
add milk on top of each biscuit and spread it around the top.
To the top of each biscuit…
…evenly sprinkle granulated sugar.
Bake
Bake in a preheated oven (at 450 degrees F.) until the top of the biscuits turn a golden color (about 10 to 12 minutes).
Cool
Let the biscuits cool.
For the Strawberry Compote
Cut the strawberries into pieces.
Heat a medium size pot on medium heat and add the strawberries, water, sugar and lemon.
Stir, and bring to a boil.
Cook for about 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat and let cool.
Assemble the Shortcake
When the biscuits have cooled, cut the biscuits in half widthwise and lay the bottom side from each biscuit in a serving dish.
Spoon the strawberry compote on top of the bottom side of each biscuit.
Toppings
Top with whipped cream or whipped topping and sliced strawberries.
Lay the top half of the biscuit against the whipped cream in each of the serving dishes.
Serve
And serve.
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Sugar Coated Skillet Biscuit Strawberry Shortcake
Ingredients
For the Biscuits:
- 2 cups flour
- 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup butter chilled right out of the fridge
- 3/4 cup milk for the biscuit batter
- 1 teaspoon flour for the cutting board when rolling the dough
- 2 teaspoons butter to grease the pan for baking the biscuits
- 2 teaspoons milk for the topping
- 1 tablespoon sugar for the topping
For the Strawberry Compote:
- 1 container (16 ounces) fresh strawberries stems and leaves removed, cleaned and cut into pieces
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
For the Shortcake:
- Biscuits
- Strawberry compote
- 1 container (16 ounces) fresh strawberries stems and leaves removed, sliced
- 4 to 5 cups whipped cream or Cool Whip topping
Instructions
For the Biscuits:
- Heat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- In a medium size bowl add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and milk.
- Using a cheese grater shred the butter and add it to the bowl. Cut the butter into the flour mixture with a fork and coarsely mix all ingredients.
- Knead the dough just enough so that all ingredients are incorporated.
- Sprinkle flour on a cutting board. Roll the dough on the cutting board so that it’s about 1 inch thick.
- Using a biscuit or large cookie cutter, cut out as many biscuits as possible. Re-roll the dough to cut the remaining biscuits.
- Grease a large iron skillet with butter. Lay the biscuits in the skillet tightly, side by side.
- Using a spoon, add milk on top of each biscuit and spread it around the top.
- Sprinkle the sugar evenly on top of each biscuit. Bake in a preheated oven until the top of the biscuits turn a golden color (about 10 to 12 minutes). Remove from the oven and let cool.
For the Strawberry Compote:
- Heat a medium size pan on medium heat and add the strawberries, water, sugar and lemon. Stir, and bring to a boil.
- Cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
For the Shortcake:
- When the biscuits have cooled, cut the biscuits in half widthwise and lay the bottom side from each biscuit in a serving dish.
- Spoon the strawberry compote on top of the bottom side of each biscuit. Top with whipped cream and sliced strawberries.
- Lay the top half of the biscuit against the whipped cream in each of the serving dishes and serve.
This recipe was originally posted on May 5, 2014.
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Looks beautiful, easy, and delicious! I love the pictures you took at each step. Trying this today!
Thank you!