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Drunken Berry Shortcake

Drunken Berry Shortcake. Fresh berries are soaked in port wine for several hours or overnight before being served on homemade sweet biscuits with vanilla whipped cream.

Drunken Berry Shortcake

Drunken Berry Shortcake

It may be the dead of winter here in the far northeast but this Drunken Berry Shortcake was a ray of summer sunshine despite the bleak temperatures outside. A bottle of good port was the inspiration for this recipe.

It’s flavour reminded me of dark cherries and blackberries. I thought it would be a great addition to a trifle or some other luscious dessert.

With not enough time to put together a complicated trifle, I opted instead for quick and simple. I soaked the berries in the port for only a couple of hours before spooning them onto freshly baked drop biscuits with a dollop of vanilla whipped cream.

The berries were so delicious after only that short soak but when I tasted the leftovers the next day they were even better, so if you have the time try soaking the berries overnight.

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Drunken Berry Shortcake

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Drunken Berry Shortcake
Yield: 6 servings

Drunken Berry Shortcakes

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

Drunken Berry Shortcakes - fresh berries are soaked in port wine for several hours or overnight before being served on homemade sweet biscuits with vanilla whipped cream.

Ingredients

For the Drunken Berries

  • 1 1/2 cups sliced of quartered strawberries
  • 1 1/2 cups blackberries
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 cup port wine

For the Sweet Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

  • 1 cup flour
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • pinch salt
  • 1/4 cup very cold butter, cubed
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 ounces buttermilk

For the Vanilla Whipped Cream

  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar, powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Instructions

To prepare the Drunken Berries

  1. In a glass bowl, toss the berries, sugar and port wine together.
  2. Cover with plastic wrap and eave to soak in the fridge for at least a couple of hours or overnight.
  3. Give the berries an occasional toss every hour or so.

To prepare the Sweet Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

  1. This recipe makes about 6 large biscuits.
  2. I start these in my food processor because it is so fast but they can be made just as easily in a large bowl by cutting the butter in with a pastry blender or even 2 knifes held between the fingers.
  3. In a food processor, combine the flour sugar, baking powder and salt, then add the cold butter.
  4. Pulse process until this mixture resembles a coarse meal.
  5. Mix together the vanilla extract and buttermilk.
  6. Pour this over the surface of the dry mixture. Toss all together gently with a rubber spatula, only enough to form a dough ball.
  7. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto a parchment lined baking pan.
  8. Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 - 25 minutes or until light golden brown. Baking time will vary depending on the size of your biscuits.

To prepare the Vanilla Whipped Cream

  1. Add the whipping cream, icing sugar and vanilla extract to the bowl of an electric mixer.
  2. Whip together until soft peaks form.

To plate the shortcakes

  1. I use rimmed plates as shown in the photo or very shallow bowls to serve the shortcakes, to contain the port and berry jucies.
  2. When serving I like to drain the port off of the berries and pour a little of it on the plate or in the bowl, for a pretty presentation.
  3. I split the biscuits in half horizontally, spoon on a half cup of berries per serving and top with a dollop of vanilla whipped cream before topping with the second half of the biscuit.

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Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

6 servings

Amount Per Serving Calories 470Total Fat 23gSaturated Fat 14gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 7gCholesterol 66mgSodium 530mgCarbohydrates 62gFiber 3gSugar 41gProtein 5g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

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