Photo: Italian-Style Strawberry Shortcake

TOTAL TIME: 1 hr
Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 15 min
 
YIELD: 8 servings
LEVEL: Easy

ingredients

  • Butter, for greasing pan
  • Flour, for dusting
  • One 17 1/4-ounce package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
  • 1 1/2 pounds strawberries, stems removed and sliced
  • 1/4 cup sugar
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Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter 2 sheet trays.

Flour your work surface. Roll out each puff pastry sheet to a 14-inch square. Use a biscuit cutter to cut into 4-inch rounds. Place on the prepared sheet tray and prick with a fork. Bake the pastry until golden brown and puffy, about 15 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through cooking. Remove and let cool. Once cool, slice each puffed round into 3 horizontal pieces.

Meanwhile, add the strawberries, sugar and lemon juice to a medium bowl and toss. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes so the juices develop.

When ready to serve, add the heavy cream to a large bowl and add the seeds of the vanilla bean. Beat, using a hand mixer, until it thickens. Add the powdered sugar and beat until soft peaks appear.

To assemble, add a nice dollop of whipped cream to a dessert plate. Top with strawberries and a round of pastry. Repeat the layers, ending with the pastry. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, top with chocolate shavings and serve immediately.

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  • on December 04, 2012

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    This was so delicious! I made it for my niece who had just come home from visiting Italy on a class trip. She loved it. She said it reminded her of the food she ate on our trip. So authentic.

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  • on November 15, 2012

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    i did it myself and it was delish!!!!! did it for thanksgiving desert and i will do it againg for christmas dinner!

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  • on February 24, 2012

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    I made this for an after dinner dessert...It was yummy...I used powdered cocoa instead of the chocolate shavings. My husband enjoyed it with the cocoa.

    The only thing I would change is I would be a little more cautious with the amount of lemon juice I used.

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