Buttermilk Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits
Buttermilk strawberry shortcake biscuits are slightly sweet and slightly savory, with fresh strawberries baked right into the biscuit. Topped with freshly made whip cream.
Well, I successfully survived the scariest, most dangerous thing you have to do in the kitchen.
I reached my hand in the garbage disposal…and…I didn’t lose any fingers!
I was cutting up the strawberries for these buttermilk strawberry shortcake biscuits, and my pairing knife slipped down the dreaded garbage disposal drain. Is there anything more nerve racking than having to put your hand down the garbage disposal? Before I do it, I triple check that the switch is off. Then, I quadruple check that no one is coming in the room who will accidentally turn on the switch. As I reach in, I’m picturing some sort of horrible Final Destination scene where the switch turns on, and my whole hand gets chopped up. Eek!
But I retrieved my knife, and now I know what it feels like to be a daredevil.
My brush with death (think I’m dramatic much?) was well worth it, because it meant I got to use some of the most beautiful strawberries I’ve seen all year to make these buttermilk biscuits. Before fall starts, I’m going to savor these last few summer days. And what screams late summer more than these buttermilk strawberry shortcake biscuits?
These strawberry shortcake biscuits are the perfect dessert for “non dessert” people because they aren’t too sweet, and have a touch of savory tang in them thanks to the buttermilk and cream cheese I add to the biscuit dough. I like to add in some strawberries to the dough to bake in the oven to get the strawberries soft and caramelized. Topped with freshly made whip cream, it is the perfect dessert to enjoy outside under the full moon as I wave the end of summer goodbye.
Buttermilk Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits
Ingredients
Buttermilk Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits
- 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 stick salted butter, very cold, cut into small pieces
- 2 ounces cream cheese, very cold
- 3/4 cup well shaken buttermilk
- 3 ounces about 3/4 cup strawberries hulled and diced, plus more strawberries for serving
Fresh Whip Cream
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a food processor, pulse together the flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda until well combined. Add in the cold butter pieces and cream cheese. Pulse about 20 times until the flour mixture is still dry, but has very small pea size butter and cream cheese pieces mixed in (refer to video for how it will look). Pour the flour mixture into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the buttermilk until almost combined, add in the diced strawberries, and stir to combine fully.
- Divide the strawberry biscuit dough into 8 equal sizes. Form in your hand to make a rustic, round biscuit shape, and add to the parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake the biscuits about 20 minutes, until they are golden brown, rotating the trays half way thru. Allow to cool completely before serving.
- In a stand mixer, or large bowl with a hand mixer, add the whipping cream, sugar and vanilla. Beat over medium high until stiff peaks form, about 3-5 minutes.
30 Comments on “Buttermilk Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits”
These look so fresh yet so comforting at the same time. Loving the whipped cream! Such cute biscuits.
Nat, I am so glad your fingers are fine! I don’t have a garbage disposal in my condo (I guess in Canada it is not very comum), but I think it is scary, right?!
These biscuits sound AWESOME, my dear friend! I love the strawberries in here! Great recipe!
You are so BRAVE!!! I can only imagine how nervous you must have been. it’s been a long time since I’ve had a strawberry shortcake. I’m sure Briana would love if I made these.
Girl, that was my BIGGEST fear. Our new apartment doesn’t have one and I’m thankful. I still get anxiety thinking about our old garbage disposal. These biscuits look so, so great! Love the cream cheese and strawberries! :)
I’m too scared to dare stick my hand down a garbage disposal, you’re brave Natalie! But it was definitely worth it for these biscuits, these are amazing! We love strawberry shortcake, these would be perfect for dessert. Pinning!
The dreaded garbage disposal! Glad you conquered it. :) These shortcake biscuits look amazing! I’m trying to savor the last moments of summer, too (says the girl who just had her first PSL of the season this morning). Love all the fresh berries.
Oooh love these! Strawberry shortcake is delicious, a biscuit version sounds awesome!
I totally refuse to put my hand down the garbage disposal and usually end up using tongs to retrieve anything that falls in haha. I totally understand your fear! These biscuits look insanely delicious and I am so in love with your recipe videos. Is it weird that I find it super relaxing to watch them? Watching people bake is just so calming. Great work!
Yikes, so glad you made it through that. I’m the same way and terrified of grabbing anything out of the disposal! These biscuits look incredible! I love the strawberry and buttermilk together and they look perfect with the whipped cream! Great job on the video – totally has me craving for some of these biscuits now :)
Oh gosh I remember working for a French family and they had one of those kitchen sink blender things (we don’t really have them in Australia) and I would be PETRIFIED each time I dropped something in there. It really is being a daredevil!
This recipe looks delicious. I love that they’re not too sweet – perfect with tea or an after dinner non dessert :)
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Oh, I am so scared of the garbage disposal too!! Somehow beer bottle caps always seem to make their way down there and come out a mangled mess. Yikes.
These biscuits look AMAZING. I am so imagining making an ice cream sandwich out of these with some delicious vanilla bean ice cream. YUM!!
This looks amazing! I’m so glad I found your blog. I love your food photography! :)
Thank God I don’t have a garbage disposal in my tiny NY apartment, because I’m so clumsy I would be one to have my fingers chopped off! lol
I actually had a brush with finger death earlier this year with an immersion blender. I will spare you the details, but know that my finger is luckily still in tact, just a little worse for the wear. I still have nightmares about it! I hate the disposal too, but I’d reach in too if it meant making these guys. I’m liking the not-so-sweet desserts these days, and this looks great.
I am with you! I hate doing that! I make my husband do it! haha! These biscuits look beautiful! I love that you baked the strawberries in them, just perfect!
So scary! I would have made Ben do that for me, there’s no way my hand would be going down there! These biscuits look so delish, love the strawberry-buttermilk combo. I am in love with buttermilk these days, it adds so much moisture to everything!
I have that same fear! Not only of the blades randomly turning on, but that it’s just gross in there. I hate sticking my hand in it! So glad you’re holding on to summer with these beauties! I love that you added cream cheese to the dough, too. Such a perfect not too sweet dessert!
I HATE it when something falls in the disposal. Talk about scary! Yikes. These biscuits look absolutely wonderful!
I’m so glad you survived! That is always such a scary task to do, especially since a strange smell always seem to be coming up from ours! I think I’m one of those non-dessert people who would love to eat this as a dessert or even for breakfast! There really isn’t anything much better than warm buttermilk biscuits :)
So glad you didn’t lose any fingers, Natalie! And I’m the same way as you, if I have to grab anything out of the disposal, I do it as quickly as possible, and then breath a sigh of relief! :) These biscuits sound incredible, Natalie! I love the strawberries in here, looks like it gives it so much flavor!
Oh, gosh I HATE putting my hand down the garbage disposal. Like you, I’m 100% positive any moment I’m gonna die. LOL. #foodieprobs
And these biscuits! Seriously, could they get any more gorgeous? What a perfect end-of-summer brunch item! I’d probably just eat the entire batch the second they got outta the oven and not have any leftover for brunch. ;) Whoooops…