The grocery store was crowded last night. I guess a lot of people this year decided to eat in for Valentine's Day. My friend, Katie, and I decided to cook dinner for ourselves and a few other people. My favorite was the chocolate strawberrry shortcake that she found on Epicurious.com. Lovely, right? Just for the sake of it being Valentine's day, we cut the biscuits in the shape of hearts.
Biscuit
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup chilled whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Line baking sheet with parchment.
2. Whisk first 5 ingredients in large bowl.
3. Using electric mixer, beat cream and vanilla in medium bowl until firm peaks form.
4. Stir cream into flour mixture until moist clumps form. Transfer mixture to lightly floured surface and knead gently until dough forms ball, about 10 turns.
5. Pat dough out to 3/4 inch thickness. Using 3-inch cutter, cut out biscuits. Gather dough, pat out again, and cut out total of 6 biscuits.
6. Place biscuits on prepared baking sheet. Bake until toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool.
Strawberries
2 pounds small strawberries, hulled, quartered
6 tablespoons powdered sugar, divided
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange peel
pinch of salt
1. Stir strawberries, powdered sugar, and next 4 ingredients in medium bowl.
2. Cover and chill at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours.
Whipped Cream
1/2 cup chilled whipping cream
1/2 cup chilled sour cream
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1. Using electric mixer, beat chilled whipping cream, sour cream, powdered sugar until soft peaks form.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's day and got to spend it with someone special.
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