Lemon Berry Shortcakes

A nice recipe for hot summer days.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons  grated lemon peel
• 1⁄2 cup  blueberry jam
• 5  tablespoons lemon juice, divided
• 5  cups  quartered hulled strawberries
• 4 1⁄2 cups blueberries
• 2 1⁄3 cups  whipping cream, chilled, divided
• 2  cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400º.
2. Mix sugar and peel in a small bowl to make lemon sugar. Melt jam in large skillet with 2 tablespoons water. Remove from heat. Mix in 5 tablespoons lemon sugar, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, then berries. Set aside.
3. Combine 1 cup whipping cream, 2 tablespoons lemon sugar, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in medium bowl and whip. Cover and chill.
4. Mix flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and 1/3 cup lemon sugar in large bowl. Quickly mix in remaining 1 1/3 cups cream and 2 tablespoons lemon juice until dough just comes together. Drop dough by rounded 1/3 cupfuls in 6 mounds on an ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle dough with remaining lemon sugar.
5. Bake biscuits about 25 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Cool slightly on rack.
7. Split biscuits and fill with berries and cream.