Very Dairy Strawberry Shortcake Dip Recipe

Very Dairy Strawberry Shortcake Dip Recipe

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons strawberry jam
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 12 toothpicks
  • 1/2 pound strawberries, cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • 1 tablespoon strawberry jam
  1. Beat heavy cream in a large bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
  2. Cream together cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, milk, and 1 1/2 teaspoon strawberry jam in a separate large bowl.
  3. Fold whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
  4. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  5. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  6. Whisk together flour, baking powder, white sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
  7. Cut in shortening with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  8. Beat together egg yolk and buttermilk in a small bowl, then stir into the flour mixture until moistened.
  9. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for five or six turns. Pat or roll the dough out into a 1/2 inch thick round.
  10. Cut dough out with a 1-inch biscuit cutter and place on a baking sheet.
  11. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
  12. Cool on the sheet for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
  13. Cut the cooled biscuits in half .
  14. Skewer half a biscuit on a toothpick, followed by a strawberry slice and another biscuit half.
  15. Swirl 1 tablespoon strawberry jam decoratively into the chilled dip and serve with the strawberry shortcake skewers.