Brown Sugar Peach Shortcake Recipe
Brown Sugar Peach Shortcake Recipe - Buttery flaky shortcake biscuits get topped with brown sugar soaked ripe peaches and fluffy whipped cream for the ultimate summer delight.
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 500kcal
Ingredients
For the Shortcake Biscuits
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter very cold cut into cubes
- 1 1/3 cup sour cream cold
- 1 tbs pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg plus 1 tsp water whisked together
- Turbinado Sugar for garnish
- Whipped Cream for serving
For the Peaches
- 4 cups ripe peach slices 8-9 medium peaches
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 2 tbsp orange juice
Instructions
For the Shortcake Biscuits
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Add flour, sugar, baking soda and salt to bowl of a food processor. Pulse a few times to combine. Add butter cubes to flour mixture and pulse until small and medium sized crumbs form.
- Lastly add sour cream and vanilla and pulse until it is just combined.
- Turn biscuit dough out onto floured board and knead just to combine everything but do not overmix.
- Press the dough out with your hands to about 1 inch thickness and cut using a round biscuit cutter. Next place the biscuits on the parchment paper lined baking pan and refrigerate for 20-25 minutes.
- Just before baking, brush the tops of the biscuits with egg wash and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
- Bake shortcake biscuits for 16-19 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
For the Peaches
- Add peaches to a medium sized bowl. Sprinkle sugar and pour orange juice over peaches and toss together.
- Allow peaches to sit for 15-20 minutes or until juices develop.
To Assemble Shortcakes
- Cut completely cooled biscuits in half horizontally. Add peaches to bottoms of each biscuit and top with whipped cream. Add biscuit tops then add a few berries and whipped cream to top of biscuit and serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 500kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 649mg | Potassium: 283mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 1060IU | Vitamin C: 7.6mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 2.6mg