Berry Shortcake Muffins Food

BERRY SHORTCAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Place paper baking cup in each muffin cup; spray inside of paper cups with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir all ingredients except berries just until moistened. Fold in berries. Spoon batter evenly into muffin cups.
• Bake 15 to 16 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Just before serving, sprinkle muffins with powdered sugar. Serve warm.

MIXED BERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• For the biscuits: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Add the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt to the bowl of a food processor (or a large bowl). Add the butter pieces and pulse until the butter is completely cut into the flour mixture (or use a pastry cutter if using a bowl). Combine the buttermilk and vanilla in a measuring cup and while pulsing (or stirring) the dough, drizzle in the buttermilk mixture until the dough just comes together and is no longer crumbly.
• Drop the mixture in 8 clumps between 2 baking sheets, then bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool completely.
• For the berries: Wash the berries, slice the strawberries and transfer to a bowl. Sprinkle on the granulated sugar, then add the orange zest and juice. Stir gently, then set aside for 15 to 20 minutes to allow a syrup to develop.
• For the sweet yogurt cream: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the cream, yogurt, granulated sugar and brown sugar on high until stiff. (Note: It won't get quite as stiff as regular whipped cream.)
• To serve, lay one biscuit on a plate, top with syrupy fruit, then top with a good spoonful of cream.

PERFECT BERRY SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat to 425 degrees. Mix flour, salt, baking powder and 3 Tbs. sugar in a medium bowl. Grate 2 Tbs. of the butter on the coarse holes of a box grater into dry ingredients; toss to coat. Repeat grating and tossing with remaining butter. Combine egg and half-and-half; pour into flour mixture. Toss with a fork to form large clumps. Lightly press clumps into a ball; add a teaspoon more half-and-half to the bowl if dough won't come together.
• Turn dough onto work surface; press into an 8-by-4- to 5-inch rectangle. Cut into 6 squares, placing them 1 inch apart on a small baking sheet. (Can be refrigerated up to 2 hours before baking.) Before baking, brush tops with optional egg white for a particularly attractive sheen. Sprinkle with remaining 2 Tbs. sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool until warm, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Mix thawed and fresh berries with sugar in a bowl; let stand until sugar dissolves. With a hand mixer, beat cream to soft peaks, gradually adding 1 Tb. sugar, then vanilla.
• Split each cake crosswise; spoon a portion of berries over each cake bottom, then a dollop of whipped cream over berries. Cap with cake top and serve immediately.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°; grease 12 muffin cups.
• Combine flour, 1/4 cup of the sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl; stir in the milk, egg and butter, stirring only enough to dampen all the flour, the batter should not be smooth.
• Spoon into prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
• Press strawberry slices into the batter, pointed side up; sprinkle each muffin with 1 teaspoon sugar.
• Bake until golden, 15-18 minutes.

BLUEBERRY MUFFIN SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Grease bottom and sides of 9-inch square pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• Drain blueberries (from muffin mix); rinse and set aside. In medium bowl, stir together sour cream and egg; gradually stir in water and oil. Stir in muffin mix just until blended. Gently stir drained blueberries into batter. Spread batter in pan. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir together strawberries, 1 cup fresh blueberries and 1/3 cup granulated sugar. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Cut shortcake into 9 squares; cut each square diagonally in half. Place 2 halves on each serving plate; top with berries and whipped topping.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CRUMB MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F Grease and flour a muffin pan.
• Whisk together flour, cornstarch, sugar, baking powder, and salt, and set aside.
• In another small bowl combine the melted butter, buttermilk, vanilla, and beaten egg. Stir into the flour mixture just until combined. It will be lumpy. Do not overmix!
• Divide batter evenly into each muffin cup. Gently insert the strawberry slices vertically into the batter. Set aside.
• To make the crumb mixture, whisk together the butter, sugars, and cinnamon until smooth in another bowl. It will look like batter until you add all the flour, so don't panic!
• Stir in the flour with a whisk, then stir with a fork to create the crumbly texture. Add more flour as needed to create the correct crumb size.
• Sprinkle on to muffin tops - crumb topping will dry up and crisp in the oven.
• Bake 20 minutes, or until the crumb topping is browned, and a toothpick inserted into the muffin comes out clean with only moist crumbs.