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Best Sourdough Discard Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

This sourdough discard strawberry shortcake is to die for! So flaky and delicious. The perfect mix of sweet and sour. You will not want to make it any other way. Included below you will find directions for making the shortcakes, strawberry topping, and homemade whipped cream. You can also use Redi whip if you prefer. As always, I do not like to turn on the oven in the summer, so I’ve included directions for baking the shortcakes on the Traeger.

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Sourdough discard shortcake ingredients:

  • 2 cups All-Purpose flour
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) of cold butter
  • 1/3 cup sourdough starter discard (straight from the fridge)
  • 1/3 cup milk

Shortcake directions

Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl. Use a cheese grater to grate approximately half of the butter into the flour mixture. Tip: use the butter wrapper to hold onto one end of the butter while grating. Mix the grated butter into the flour mixture.

grated butter in shortcake dough

Melt the other half of the butter. Add the discard, milk and melted butter to the dry ingredients and mix until dough forms.

Shape the dough into 6 shortcakes. Place the cakes on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

shortcakes ready to bake

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Bake the cakes for 17-18 minutes or until lightly browned.

Allow the shortcakes to cool if desired.

Strawberry Topping Ingredients:

  • 2 pounds fresh strawberries
  • 1/4 cup sugar

Strawberry topping directions:

Wash the strawberries, and remove the stems. Slice the strawberries into bite size pieces. Place the berries in a bowl. Add the sugar and mix. This mixture can be added to the shortcakes right away, or if you prefer softer strawberries with more syrup, wait a couple of hours before serving.

Homemade whipped cream ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy cream or whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Homemade whipped cream directions

Mix the ingredients together in a bowl. Whip with a hand held mixer or stand mixer with a whisk attachment until peaks begin to form about 3-4 minutes. Do not over whip!

Homemade whipped cream is best used right away, although it can be stored for up to 24 hours in the refrigerator. If you choose to pipe your whipped topping onto the strawberry shortcake, I recommend the Wilton 8B tip. Otherwise, it tastes great if you just spoon it on!

How to assemble the strawberry shortcakes

Cut the shortcake in half. Place the bottom half in a bowl, layer with strawberries, then whipped cream then the top half then whipped cream then more strawberries. Yummy!

sourdough discard strawberry shortcake

Can you bake strawberry shortcake on the Traeger?

Yes you can! Preheat the Traeger to 425 degrees F. Place the parchment lined cookie sheet with shortcakes on the Traeger. Bake/smoke for 17-18 minuets or until lightly browned.

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Recipe By Kristin
Course: Dessert Cusine:American Difficulty:Easy

Servings

6 minutes

Preparing Time

5 minutes

Cooking Time

18 minutes

Calories

kcal

INGREDIENTS

  1. 2 cups All-Purpose flour

  2. 1 Tablespoon baking powder

  3. 1/2 teaspoon salt

  4. 3 tablespoon sugar

  5. 1/2 cup (1 stick) of cold butter

  6. 1/3 cup sourdough starter discard (straight from the fridge)

  7. 1/3 cup milk

  8. Strawberry topping

  9. Whipped cream

DIRECTION

  1. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl. Use a cheese grater to grate approximately half of the butter into the flour mixture. Tip: use the butter wrapper to hold onto one end of the butter while grating. Mix the grated butter into the flour mixture. Melt the other half of the butter. Add the discard, milk and melted butter to the dry ingredients and mix until dough forms.<br>

  2. Shape the dough into 6 shortcakes. Place the cakes on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
  3. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Bake the cakes for 17-18 minutes or until lightly browned. <br>Allow the shortcakes to cool, if desired.
  4. Top with strawberries and whipped cream.

NOTES

By Kristin

I am a part-time pediatric pharmacist, full time wife and mother of three teens. I’m also a home chef, gamer, and love to entertain in my home. I know how to relax and enjoy my home life and would love to share my ideas with you.

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