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Strawberry Shortcake with Rhubarb Sauce

April 26, 2015 Sasha Crehan 2 Comments

Strawberry Shortcake with Rhubarb Sauce
Strawberry Shortcake with Rhubarb Sauce

It rained last night! In California that is cause for celebration. At the market today I  found gorgeous Lucerno Farm’s strawberries. Tiny berries, red through and through, sweet as can be. Also,  rhubarb. What better way to celebrate! I’ve never been a big fan of cooked strawberries, so strawberry rhubarb pie is not my favorite. But I do love strawberry and rhubarb together. This tender cornmeal shortcake filled with a generous dollop of rhubarb sauce, lightly sweetened strawberries, and whipped cream is the best way I know how to combine these spring fruits. It is also good with vanilla ice cream or with no cream at all.

The shortcakes have some cornmeal in them, which adds depth of flavor and a little crunch. They also have the advantage of being easy to form. You don’t have to roll them out and cut them into rounds. You just scoop them with an ice cream scoop, chill them until firm, flatten slightly with the palm of your hand, egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Once baked they stay moist for a day or two, though you may want to heat them up a tad on the third day. Nothing wrong with a warm shortcake, though.

The rhubarb sauce takes about ten minutes. Wash, trim, cut, cook with sugar until saucy; done.

The strawberries get washed, sliced and sugared only enough to bring out their juices.

The cream gets whipped until it just holds its shape.

It’s only April, but even if it is still snowy where you live, you will feel like spring has sprung when you taste these cakes.

Fresh Strawberries in Bowl

 

Fresh Strawberries and Rhubarb

Fresh Rhubarb ArtThe leaves of rhubarb are poisonous, so be sure to remove them.

Rhubarb for SaucingAdd a couple of tablespoons of water to the pot to keep the rhubarb from burning before the juice is released.

Making-Rhubarb-Sauce-quck-and-easyCook the rhubarb and sugar down until it is very soft. Taste the sauce to see if it needs more sugar. You don’t need to puree the sauce.

Cornmeal Shortcakes Ready to BakeScoop the shortcake dough with an ice cream scoop. Chill in the fridge or freezer until firm.

Cornmeal-shortcakes-ready-to-bakeFlatten the shortcakes with the palm of your hand. Brush the tops with egg wash and then sprinkle with coarse sugar.

Strawberry Shortcake with Rhubarb Sauce

 

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Strawberry Shortcake with Rhubarb Sauce

Rating: 51

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Yield: 12 shortcakes

Serving Size: 1

Strawberry Shortcake with Rhubarb Sauce

Ingredients

    For the shortcakes:
  • 2 ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ cup cornmeal
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest
  • 4 oz (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 ½ cups cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • For the egg wash:
  • 1 egg whisked with a splash of water
  • For the rhubarb sauce:
  • 5 stalks of rhubarb
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ cup sugar (more to taste, if needed)
  • For the strawberries:
  • 1 basket strawberries, hulled and sliced
  • Sugar to taste (depends on the sweetness of the strawberries)
  • For the whipped cream:
  • 1 ¼ cups cream (or vanilla ice cream, easier and just as good)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)

Instructions

For the shortcakes:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Measure the dry ingredients into a bowl and whisk to combine. Cut the butter into small pieces. With a pastry blender, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until it is the texture of breadcrumbs.

Add the buttermilk, cream and vanilla. Stir to combine. The dough should be uniformly wet. It will firm up a bit as it sits.

Scoop out the batter, with an ice cream scoop, onto parchment lined sheet pans. Chill in the fridge or freezer until firm, but not frozen. Gently flatten the shortcakes with the palm of your hand. Brush the shortcakes with the egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sugar.

Bake for about 20 minutes, or until light golden brown.

For the whipped cream:

Whip the cream with the vanilla extract and sugar until nearly, but not quite stiff.

To assemble:

Split the shortcake in half and place it on a serving plate. On the bottom half spoon a generous dollop of rhubarb sauce, then some sugared strawberries, some whipped cream, and then top with the other half of the shortcake. Dust with powdered sugar if desired.

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Strawberry Shortcake with Rhubarb Sauce

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Comments

  1. Frances Wilson says

    April 28, 2015 at 12:52 am

    It looks fabulous. I can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
    • Sasha Crehan says

      May 1, 2015 at 6:54 pm

      Thanks, Frances! I’m sure you can make it with your eyes closed!

      Reply

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