Indulge in the delightful harmony of sweet blueberries, tangy lemon, and fragrant thyme with our delectable blueberry shortcakes topped with irresistible lemon and thyme biscuits. This classic dessert gets a refreshing twist with the zest of lemon and the aromatic notes of thyme, creating a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, our comprehensive guide will lead you through every step of the process, ensuring your shortcakes turn out perfect every time.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES WITH COCONUT-LIME WHIPPED CREAM
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 1h50m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Make the shortcakes: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pulse the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a food processor until combined. Add the butter; pulse a few times until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the heavy cream and vanilla; pulse until the dough just starts to come together. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface; gently pat into a 5-by-7 1/2-inch rectangle.
- Cut out 6 rounds with a 2 1/2-inch-round cutter; place about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet and refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly brush the shortcake tops with heavy cream, then sprinkle with sugar and the coconut chips. Bake until golden and the coconut is lightly browned, 17 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.
- Meanwhile, make the blueberry mixture: Toss the blueberries with the sugar, lime juice and salt in a large bowl. Let sit until juicy, at least 30 minutes.
- Just before serving, make the whipped cream: Beat the heavy cream and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed just until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Gently fold in the coconut cream and lime zest until just incorporated. (Do not overstir or the mixture will become too loose.)
- Split the shortcakes. Stir the mint into the blueberry mixture and spoon onto the shortcake bottoms. Top with the whipped cream, then the shortcake tops.
LEMON BLUEBERRY BISCUITS
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, whisk the first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk yogurt, egg, melted butter and lemon zest until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in blueberries., Drop by 1/3 cupfuls 1 in. apart onto a greased baking sheet. Bake 15-18 minutes or until light brown., In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients; stir until smooth. Drizzle over warm biscuits.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 193 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 29mg cholesterol, Sodium 223mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
LEMON SHORTCAKES WITH GINGERED BLUEBERRIES
For the best shortcakes, bake them just before serving. To make that an easy prospect, you can prepare and freeze them in advance: Prepare the dough through Step 3, freeze the shortcakes completely, then transfer them to an airtight container for up to one week. Bake the frozen scones whenever the mood strikes. They'll take a few extra minutes to cook, but will be perfectly tender and fresh. They're wonderful served straight from the oven, but if you plan to layer them with cream and fruit, let them cool to room temperature first.
Provided by Samantha Seneviratne
Categories breakfast, brunch, pastries, dessert
Time 50m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, the lemon zest, baking powder and salt. Add the butter and use your fingers to quickly flatten each piece of butter into the flour mixture. The butter should be pliant but not melty. If it starts to get too soft, refrigerate the mixture for a few minutes before moving on.
- In another large bowl, whisk together the 1/2 cup/120 milliliters heavy cream with the lemon juice and egg until combined. Add the cream mixture to the flour mixture and stir with a fork until the dough is evenly moistened.
- Tip the dough out onto a piece of parchment paper. Work it a few times, just to get the mixture to come together, but don't overwork it. Pat the dough into a 5-inch square. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into two rectangles, then cut each rectangle crosswise into 3 pieces. Separate them on the parchment paper, slide the parchment paper onto a baking sheet and freeze for 15 minutes.
- Just before baking, brush the top of each shortcake with cream and sprinkle liberally with granulated sugar. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of one shortcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, smash 1/4 cup/35 grams of the blueberries. Add the remaining whole blueberries and crystallized ginger and toss to combine. Whip the cream to medium-stiff peaks with the confectioners' sugar, if using.
- To serve, split the shortcakes in half and top the bottom half with whipped cream and berries. Replace the top.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 736, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams, Carbohydrate 65 grams, Fat 50 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 31 grams, Sodium 389 milligrams, Sugar 21 grams, TransFat 1 gram
LEMON AND BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES
Steps:
- Curd: Combine lemon juice, sugar, and egg yolks in heavy saucepan. Beat over medium heat until mixture thickens and just comes to a boil, about 6 minutes. Transfer curd to medium bowl; set aside to cool. Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
- Biscuits: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. With lemon zester, remove peel from lemon in strips. Squeeze lemon and reserve 2 tablespoons juice. Place the rind and 3 tablespoons sugar in processor. Blend until peel is finely ground. Add dry ingredients; process to blend. Add butter; process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 6 tablespoons cream and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; process just until moist clumps form.
- Gather dough into ball; flatten into a disk. Pat out dough on a lightly floured surface to 3/4-inch thick round. Using floured 2 1/4-inch diameter cutter, cut out rounds. Gather scraps, pat out to 3/4-inch thick round. Cut out 6 rounds, total.
- Place on large baking sheet. Brush with 2 tablespoons cream. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake until cooked through and golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to plate, cool. Up to this point, the recipe can be made 3 hours ahead.
- Sauce: Combine 1 1/2 cups blueberries, water, blueberry spread, and sugar in small saucepan. Stir gently over medium high heat until mixture comes to a boil and berries begin to release juices, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; mix in 1 1/4 cups blueberries. Cool. Beat cream in medium bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold into curd in 2 additions. Cut biscuits in half horizontally. Place bottoms on 6 plates. Spoon some sauce, the lemon curd mixture over each. Replace biscuit tops. Garnish with fresh blueberries.
BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES WITH LEMON AND THYME BISCUITS
Provided by Lori Longbotham
Categories Dessert Bake Fourth of July Kid-Friendly Graduation Blueberry Lemon Summer Thyme Party Bon Appétit Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- For berries:
- Combine all ingredients in large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until berries are slightly softened and syrup coats spoon, about 10 minutes. Transfer to medium glass bowl. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.
- For biscuits:
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 425°F. Line large rimmed baking sheet with silicone baking mat, smooth side up, or parchment paper. Mix buttermilk, lemon peel, and thyme in small bowl. Whisk next 5 ingredients in large bowl to blend, breaking up any large clumps of brown sugar with fingertips. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk mixture and stir with fork just until blended (dough will be sticky). Transfer dough to lightly floured work surface. Knead gently just until dough comes together, 4 to 5 turns (do not overwork dough or shortcakes will be tough). Pat dough out to 3/4-inchthick round. Using 3-inch-diameter cookie cutter dipped in flour, cut out dough rounds. Gently gather dough scraps and pat out to 3/4-inch thickness. Cut out additional rounds, for 6 rounds total. Transfer dough rounds to prepared baking sheet, spacing apart. Sprinkle dough rounds with raw sugar.
- Bake biscuits until golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool slightly.
- Using serrated knife, carefully cut biscuits horizontally in half. Place bottom half of each biscuit on each of 6 plates. Spoon blueberries and syrup over, dividing equally. Cover with biscuit tops. Place scoop of ice cream or dollop of whipped cream alongside each and serve.
- Also called turbinado or demerara sugar; available at most supermarkets and at natural foods stores.
BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES WITH LEMON AND THYME BISCUITS
I used fresh lemon thyme from my garden in place of regular thyme in these short cake biscuits. I still used the fresh lemon peel and they were wonderful!
Provided by KathyP53
Categories Dessert
Time 4h25m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Berries: Combine all ingredients in large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until berries are slightly softened and syrup coats spoon, about 10 minutes. Transfer to medium glass bowl. Can be made 3 days ahead, Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.
- Biscuits: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 425 degrees.
- Line large rimmed baking sheet with silicone baking mat, smooth side up, or parchment paper.
- Mix buttermilk, lemon peel, and thyme in a small bowl. Whisk next 5 ingredients in large bowl to blend, breaking up any large clumps of brown sugar with fingertips. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk mixture and stir with fork just until blended (dough will be sticky).
- Transfer dough to lightly floured work surface. Knead gently just until dough comes together 4-5 turns (do not overwork dough or shortcakes will be tough).
- Pat dough out to 3/4" thick round. Using 3" cookie cutter dipped in flour, cut out dough rounds. Gently gather dough scraps and pat out to 3/4" thickness. Cut out additional rounds, for 6 rounds total. Transfer rounds to prepared baking sheet, spacing apart. Sprinkle dough rounds with raw sugar.
- Bake biscuits until golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool slightly.
- Using serrated knife, carefully cut biscuits horizontally in half. Place bottom half of each biscuit on each of 6 plates. Spoon blueberries and syrup over, dividing equally. Cover with biscuit top.
- Place scoop of vanilla ice cream or dollop of whippped cream alongside each and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 446.6, Fat 12.6, SaturatedFat 7.6, Cholesterol 31.8, Sodium 438.1, Carbohydrate 78.9, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 38.1, Protein 6.7
BLUEBERRY LEMON SHORTCAKE
I created this dessert for a company bake off, and it won first place! Light, tangy and not too sweet, this dessert is quick and easy to make. The blueberry sauce and lemon curd can be prepared ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. Top with whipped cream and fresh blueberries.
Provided by queso144
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Lemon Dessert Recipes
Time 2h35m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Heat 1/2 cup sugar, water, and cornstarch over medium heat. Add blueberries and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
- Beat 2 eggs, yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, and salt in a saucepan until well mixed. Stir lemon juice and zest into egg mixture. Add 1/3 cup butter.
- Cook and stir egg mixture over medium heat until lemon curd is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Pour mixture into a bowl and cool. Lemon curd can be covered and refrigerated for up to two weeks.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 11x17-inch baking sheets.
- Combine flour and baking powder in a small bowl. Mix 1 cup milk, lemon extract, coconut extract, vanilla extract, butter extract, and almond extract in a separate bowl.
- Beat 3 cups sugar, 1 cup softened butter, and shortening in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat 5 eggs into butter mixture until smooth. Pour in the flour mixture alternately with milk, mixing until batter is just incorporated. Divide batter into prepared baking sheets, spreading evenly.
- Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when lightly pressed, 25 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Cut cake into rounds using a cookie cutter or drinking glass. Place a cake round on a plate and top with blueberry sauce and lemon curd. Top with another cake round, followed by blueberry sauce and lemon curd to make one serving. Repeat with remaining cake, sauce, and curd.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 430.4 calories, Carbohydrate 59.3 g, Cholesterol 123.9 mg, Fat 20.2 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 5.2 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Sodium 158.7 mg, Sugar 42.3 g
LEMON AND BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES
Categories Bread Citrus Dairy Egg Dessert Bake Blueberry Lemon Cornmeal Summer Bon Appétit Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- For Curd:
- Combine lemon juice, sugar and egg yolks in heavy medium saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until mixture thickens and just comes to boil, about 6 minutes. Transfer curd to medium bowl; set aside to cool. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
- For Biscuits:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Using vegetable peeler, remove peel from lemon in strips. Squeeze 2 tablespoons juice from lemon; reserve juice. Place peel and 3 tablespoons sugar in processor. Blend until peel is finely ground. Add flour, cornmeal, baking powder,salt and baking soda; process to blend. Add butter; process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 6 tablespoons cream and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; process just until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
- Pat out dough on lightly floured surface to 3/4-inch-thick round. Using floured 2 1/2-inch-diameter cutter, cut out rounds. Gather scraps; pat out to 3/4-inch-thick round. Cut out enough additional rounds to equal a total of 6. Place on heavy large baking sheet. Brush with 2 tablespoons cream. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar.
- Bake biscuits until cooked through and golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to plate. Cool. (Can be made 3 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)
- For Sauce:
- Combine 1 1/2 cups blueberries, water, blueberry spread and sugar in heavy small saucepan. Stir gently over medium-high heat until mixture come to boil and berries begin to release juices, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in 1 1/2 cups blueberries. Cool.
- Beat cream in medium bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold into curd in 2 additions. Cut biscuits horizontally in half. Place bottoms on 6 plates. Spoon some sauce, then lemon curd mixture over each. Place biscuit tops over. Garnish with 1/4 cup blueberries, and mint and lemon slices, if desired.
LEMON AND BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES
This is all from scratch for those times when you feel like only the very best will do. >The first 3 ingredients are the curd >The next nine are for the biscuits >The rest are the sauce Broken down like that it's not as daunting as it looks It's impossible to use the Zaar time slots for this as it's all in sections. The curd can be made the day before (in fact I recomend it). The biscuit dough is really fast useing the processor and only take 15 mins to bake and making the sauce is easy peasy and not heavily time consuming either. So ignore what it says for time and read the recipe and you'll see what I mean. *wink*
Provided by Annacia
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- For Curd:.
- Combine lemon juice, sugar and egg yolks in heavy medium saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until mixture thickens and just comes to boil, about 6 minutes. Transfer curd to medium bowl; set aside to cool. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
- For Biscuits:.
- Preheat oven to 400°F Using vegetable peeler, remove peel from lemon in strips. Squeeze 2 tablespoons juice from lemon; reserve juice. Place peel and 3 tablespoons sugar in processor. Blend until peel is finely ground. Add flour, cornmeal, baking powder,salt and baking soda; process to blend. Add butter; process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 6 tablespoons cream and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; process just until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Pat out dough on lightly floured surface to 3/4-inch-thick round. Using floured 2 1/2-inch-diameter cutter, cut out rounds. Gather scraps; pat out to 3/4-inch-thick round. Cut out enough additional rounds to equal a total of 6. Place on heavy large baking sheet. Brush with 2 tablespoons cream. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake biscuits until cooked through and golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to plate. Cool. (Can be made 3 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.).
- For Sauce:.
- Combine 1 1/2 cups blueberries, water, blueberry spread and sugar in heavy small saucepan. Stir gently over medium-high heat until mixture come to boil and berries begin to release juices, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in 1 1/2 cups blueberries. Cool. Beat cream in medium bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold into curd in 2 additions. Cut biscuits horizontally in half. Place bottoms on 6 plates. Spoon some sauce, then lemon curd mixture over each. Place biscuit tops over. Garnish with 1/4 cup blueberries, and mint and lemon slices, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 590.4, Fat 32.5, SaturatedFat 19.2, Cholesterol 234, Sodium 368.9, Carbohydrate 72.6, Fiber 4, Sugar 38.5, Protein 6.9
FRESH BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES
What better way to end a summer meal than with fresh blueberries and real whipped cream sandwiched between classic shortcake? It's one dessert that's sure to delight.
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 55m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450°. In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, lemon juice and 2 cups blueberries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool for 15 minutes. Stir in remaining blueberries; let cool to room temperature., Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl combine the flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Stir in cream just until moistened. , Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out to a 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place 1 in. apart on a greased baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. While hot, cut biscuits in half horizontally and spread insides with butter. Set aside to cool., Just before serving, place heavy cream in a chilled small mixing bowl and with chilled beaters, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add remaining 1-2 tablespoons sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Spoon cream over the bottom of each biscuit. Top with berry mixture and biscuit top. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 506 calories, Fat 23g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 69mg cholesterol, Sodium 321mg sodium, Carbohydrate 71g carbohydrate (41g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 7g protein.
Tips:
- To achieve a golden brown color on your biscuits, brush them with melted butter before baking.
- For a sweeter biscuit, add a tablespoon of sugar to the dry ingredients.
- If you don't have fresh blueberries, you can use frozen blueberries instead. Just thaw them before using.
- For a more intense lemon flavor, use lemon zest instead of lemon juice.
- If you don't have thyme, you can use another herb, such as rosemary or mint.
- Serve the shortcakes immediately with whipped cream or ice cream.
Conclusion:
These blueberry shortcakes with lemon and thyme biscuits are a delicious and easy-to-make dessert. The biscuits are light and fluffy, the blueberries are sweet and juicy, and the lemon and thyme add a refreshing flavor. These shortcakes are perfect for a summer party or potluck. They are also a great way to use up fresh blueberries.
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