INDIVIDUAL STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES
Ingredients
- 225g/8oz plain flour
- 100g/3½oz caster sugar
- 225g/8oz butter
- at room temperature
- 100g/3½oz semolina
- 25g/1oz demerara sugar
- 500g/1lb 1½oz strawberries
- plus extra to garnish
- 1½ tbsp port
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 300ml/10½fl oz double cream
- whipped to soft peaks
- 300ml/10½fl oz thick
- natural yoghurt
- 2 egg whites
- whipped to stiff peaks
- extra strawberries
- to garnish
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 160C/320F/Gas 2. Put the flour
- caster sugar
- butter and semolina into a food processor and process until the mixture is thoroughly combined and comes together to form a dough. This can also be done by hand
- rubbing the butter into the flour first
- then adding the sugar and semolina and working the ingredients together to form a ball.
- Roll the dough out on a floured surface to 1-2cm/½in thick. Using a circular cookie cutter or the top of a drinking glass
- cut the dough into circles. Place the circles into a lightly greased tin and sprinkle the top with the demerara sugar.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes
- until the shortbread is pale golden and cooked through. Keep an eye on it in case it gets too brown. Allow the shortbread to cool for a few minutes then carefully lift each shortbread with a small palette knife and place on a wire rack to cool completely. (These can now be stored in an airtight container.)
- Meanwhile
- make the filling. Place the strawberries
- port and sugar into a pan and heat gently until the sugar dissolves
- stirring and mashing the strawberries into a chunky salsa. Allow to cool.
- Fold together the whipped double cream
- yoghurt and whipped egg white.
- Fold in the strawberry salsa
- leaving swirls.
- Place one shortbread circle on a small plate and place on a large dollop of the strawberry cream.
- Place one whole strawberry on top of each dollop and serve.

