Fresh Peach and Gingercream Shortcakes |Cooking With Amanda

Bon Appétit | August 2008

by The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

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Fresh Peach and Gingercream Shortcakes recipe

photo by Sang An

yield
Makes 6 servings

active time
30 minutes

total time
1 hour

The rich and tender biscuits would also be great with plums or blackberries. Rinse and wipe off any fuzz from peaches before using.

Ingredients

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk flour, 6 tablespoons sugar, and baking powder in large bowl. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until very coarse meal forms (oatmeal-size flakes). Mix in 1/4 cup chopped ginger. Add ginger ale and 2 tablespoons cream. Toss until moist clumps form. Gather dough into 7-inch log. Cut crosswise into 6 equal rounds. Place on sheet, spaced apart. Shape each into 2 1/2-inch diameter round. Mix 1 tablespoon cream and 1 tablespoon sugar in small bowl; brush over top and sides of shortcakes.

Bake shortcakes until golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes. Cool on sheet.

Meanwhile, toss peaches in large bowl with 4 tablespoons sugar and remaining 1/4 cup chopped ginger. Whisk remaining 1 1/4 cups cream and 2 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl to peaks.

Halve shortcakes horizontally. Place bottoms on plates. Top each with peaches, whipped cream, and shortcake top.

Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories (kcal) 646.21; %Calories from Fat 50.2; Fat (g) 36.01; Saturated Fat (g) 22.49; Cholesterol (mg) 118.12; Carbohydrates (g) 77.78; Dietary Fiber (g) 2.63; Total Sugars (g) 42.06; Net Carbs (g) 75.15; Protein (g) 6.08

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The ginger is a delicious complement to my favorite Dry Creek Peaches. I made the shortcakes exactly as specified, but patted the dough into a circle about 1" high and used a 2-1/2" biscuit cutter to get uniform cakes. For the peaches, I used about 1 tablespoon of sugar and did not add the ginger, feeling it might overpower the delicious fruit.