NATIONAL STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE DAY

Every year National Strawberry Shortcake Day is celebrated on June 14 at the peak of the strawberry season. Strawberries are found all year round nowadays but this wasn’t always the case. Previously, it was only harvested in the summer months.

Strawberry Shortcake Recipe- https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11823-strawberry-shortcake

INGREDIENTS

Yield: 4 generous servings

• 2pints ripe, well-rinsed strawberries

• ½cup sugar, or more to taste

• 4cups flour

• 3tablespoons sugar

• ¼teaspoon salt

• 5teaspoons baking powder

• 1¼cups butter

• 3cups whipping cream

• ¼teaspoon vanilla extract