Florida Strawberry Shortcakes with Vanilla-Orange Syrup
The following recipe incorporates the following colors: Red.
- Ingredients
- For Shortcakes:
Use your favorite pancake mix or recipe. - For Syrup:
Amount Ingredient 1 pint Florida strawberries, trimmed and quartered 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup water 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons finely grated fresh Florida orange zest 1/4 cup fresh Florida orange juice - For Cream:
Amount Ingredient 1/4 cup chilled heavy cream 2 teaspoons sugar 2 tablespoons sour cream - Preparation
To make syrup: scrape seeds from vanilla bean with tip of sharp knife into a small saucepan, then add pod. Add sugar, water, zest, and juice. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and boil 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl and chill 30 minutes. Pour syrup through a fine sieve into another bowl and discard solids. Gently stir in strawberries and let stand 15 minutes.
To make cream: Beat together heavy cream, sugar, and sour cream until mixture just holds stiff.
To Assemble: Make shortcakes/pancakes. Drizzle pancakes with syrup from strawberry mixture. Spoon strawberries onto pancakes. Top rounds with dollops of cream and drizzle with remaining syrup.
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