Lemon Buttermilk Shortcakes with Berries
I did make Josh a special dessert to celebrate, Lemon Buttermilk Shortcakes with Berries. I found this recipe a few weeks ago on Former Chef and knew I had to save it for a special occasion.
The shortcakes were light and fluffy with a hint of lemon. I cut up strawberries and blueberries and drizzled them with agave nectar. I also added in some lemon juice and zest to bring out the lemon flavor. I let the berries sit for about an hour in the fridge so they were nice and juicy.
I cut the shortcakes in half and piled them with berries. We skipped the traditional whipped cream since we aren’t huge fans. I think the fresh berries were sweet enough on their own, but Josh added a little vanilla ice cream. This is a perfect dessert for summer!
Lemon Buttermilk Shortcakes with Berries
Adapted from Former Chef
2 cups flour
1 Tbsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
2 1/2 Tbsp. Sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
5 Tbsp. Cold Butter, cut into small pieces
3/4 cup Buttermilk
Zest of one lemon
2 tsp Lemon juice
Milk, cream, or Half and Half-for brushing on shortcakes
Turbinado sugar
Strawberries
Blueberries
Agave Nectar
Extra lemon juice/zest
Prepare the berries. Cut strawberries and stir in blueberries. Drizzle berries with agave nectar, a splash of lemon juice, and a bit of lemon zest. Stir and let sit in the fridge for about an hour so the berries get juicy.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Sift together dry ingredients into a large bowl. Mix in the lemon zest with a whisk.
Cut in the cold butter until it resembles dry oatmeal. Use a fork, pastry cutter, or your hands. Pour in the buttermilk and lemon juice and mix with a spoon just until the dough starts to come together. Don’t over mix the dough. If it is really dry, add more buttermilk, but just a little bit. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead into a ball. Do this quickly and don’t over knead.
Roll out the dough to about 3/4 inch thick and cut with a biscuit cutter, glass or cookie cutter. You can form the scraps into a ball and roll out again. The recipe made 7 biscuits for me.
Brush the tops of the biscuits with milk, cream, or half and half and sprinkle with Turbinado sugar.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. Serve with berries. You can add whipped cream or ice cream if you wish!
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Looks fabulous! A great way to celebrate
You two are so cute!!
That looks really terrific! I love summer berries!
Wonderful celebratory dessert!!
Strawberries are finally in season after a colder than usual Spring…I can't wait to dig into some strawberry shortcakes:D
What a special dessert for a special man! This shortcake is picture-perfect and even though I am a whipped cream fan, I think you called it when you left it out. The flavors of lemon buttermilk and fresh berries are the stars here!
Belated congratulations on your anniversary.
A wonderful delcious summer dessert.
That's a wonderful creation! Deliciously seasonal!
Cheers,
Rosa
These are a work of art!
You're right… perfect for summer! All of our berries are good to go at this point. Lucky part of living in CA!
So beautiful and what a wonderful way to celebrate!! Such a sweet and thoughtful hubby!
What a beautiful presentation! This really looks delicious. Yum.
Nice take on the traditional strawberry. How can you not love whipped cream though!! I could eat it straight from the bowl!!
Just lovely! I would have mounded on the whipping cream, though, but that's just me.
Perfect summer dessert! Absolutely gorgeous, Maria!
These sound great! What a fantastic way to use up berries.
The berries look so delicious and love the lemon in the shortcake!
Lemon shortcake is so original! I'll have to give this a try. Florida is always a great idea for a celebration- congratulations, hope you have many, many more.
Your shortcake is so beautiful. What a great treat to celebrate your anniversary!
I love buttermilk biscuits, but have never thought of adding lemon. I'll have to try it! And if you ask me, our strawberry season is just cruelly short in my neck of the woods (East Coast).
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Wow. This not only looks really, really tasty but very pretty too.
Happy Anniversary!! The shortcakes look wonderful. I love all the fresh berries.
That looks so fresh and delicious!
What a nice way to celebrate! Happy anniversary!
i lurve shortcakes, and this is quite a unique take on them! all that's missing for me is a massive shlop of whipped cream. and/or ice cream.
I love shortcakes that have more a biscuit like texture. These sound so great. I'd never thought of adding a lemon twist. Yum!
This would make my hubs a very happy man too
Beautiful! I love the agave nectar in there!
Oh, this is my favorite dessert. I love light and fluffy cakes and lots and lots of berries! Great job!
Such a perfect summertime dessert! I love how you used agave
they look amazing, and the berries are so bright and tantalizing
i love strawberry shortcake!!!
great pics!!
Thank you for all of your comments! We enjoyed this dessert! Josh likes the shortcakes plain too!
I have a carton of leftover buttermilk after baking a cake with it and now you have helped me figure out what to do with the rest of it. Thank you! Time to head to the farmer's market for fresh strawberries.
They look wonderful! I have been working through a 2lb pkg of strawberries that hubby brought home.
What a great treat! Love the lemon in the shortcakes.
ummmmm delicious!
These look amazing! The berries are practically bursting out of the picture. And happy belated anniversary!
Yum! Delicious! What a great summer treat!
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What a lovely anniversary dessert! Glad you had a great time on your vacation!
Sweet anniversary wuffles.