The Original Bisquick® Strawberry Shortcakes

Feast Your Eyes!'s Note:

The original Old Fashioned Shortcake recipe appeared on the first Bisquick® box in 1931. It's said that an advertising slogan promised – “Here’s the Kind of Strawberry Shortcake Your Husband Will Rave About.” Shortcakes are the sweet cousin of the dinner bisquit, and these easy-to-prepare treats have stood the test of time in my family. It started with my mom who made her Bisquick® strawberry shortcakes with her garden grown strawberries and REAL homemade whipping cream. Some thirty years later my sistes and I are still baking up these sweet treats.

• Total Time: 22 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

BISQUITS

• 4 cups strawberries , stems removed and sliced
• 2⁄3; cup white sugar
• 2 1⁄3; cups original Bisquick baking mix
• ½ cup milk
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine , melted

WHIPPED TOPPING

• ½ cup whipping cream
• vanilla
• 1 teaspoon white sugar

Directions:

1. In medium bowl, stir together strawberries and 1/2 cup sugar; set aside for about 1 hour.
2. Heat oven to 425°F
3. In another medium bowl, stir Bisquick® mix, milk, 3 tablespoons sugar, and melted butter until a soft dough forms.
4. Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls into 6 mounds onto ungreased cookie sheet; dust with sugar.
5. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Meanwhile, in a chilled small bowl whip the cream, adding a drop or two of vanilla and a teaspoon of sugar. Beat with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.
7. Serve one of two ways:.
8. 1. Split warm shortcakes; fill and top with strawberries and whipped cream, or
9. 2. Break up one biscuit per person into big pieces into a dessert bowl. Ladle strawberries over the biscuit; add a dolop of whipped cream.
10. COOK'S TIP: Alternatives to strawberries could include raspberries, blueberries & peaches, and my favorite, apricots & honey (Soak dried apricots in warm water for 1 hour; chop fine. Gently toss apricots with honey and let stand awhile to blend flavors. Serve over shortcakes.).