• Prepare a baking sheet pan by lining with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat (alternatively lightly butter pan).

Macerate Strawberries

• Wash and remove stems from strawberries. Cut into ¼ slices and place in a bowl.
• Toss strawberries in ¼ cup of granulated sugar. Cover bowl and set aside while preparing biscuits.

Biscuits

• Preheat oven to 400℉
• In a large bowl, sift or whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Add cold butter pieces to dry ingredients. Using a pastry blender or your hands, work butter into the dry ingredients. Continue to work the butter until there are still bits of butter about the size of a pea.
• Add 1 ¼ cup of heavy cream to the bowl and toss with a rubber spatula. Work dough briefly with your hands until it starts to come together.
• Lightly flour a work surface and place dough on the work surface. Knead briefly until no dry crumbs remain.
• Roll dough to ½ inch (dust worksurface and/or rolling pin with flour if the dough begins to stick).
• Cut biscuits using a 3" round pastry cutter.
• Roll out remaining scraps of dough and cut additional biscuits.
• Place half of the biscuits on the prepared sheet pan.
• Brush tops of the biscuits lightly with melted butter. Place the other half of the biscuits on top of the biscuits in the pan. Brush lightly with melted butter.
• Bake at 400℉ for 12 - 15 minutes. Biscuits will be well risen and a dark brown when finished.
• Cool biscuits completely before assembling the shortcakes.

Assemble Strawberry Shortcakes

• Pull biscuits apart. Place the bottom of each shortcake on a serving plate.
• Whip 1 cup of heavy cream with 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar. Whip until stiff peaks are formed.
• Spoon a few strawberries and some syrup over the bottom biscuit. Place a dollop (approximately 2 tablespoons) of the whipped cream on top of the strawberries. Place the top biscuit over the whipped cream. Place another dollop of whipped cream on the top biscuit. Place a few more berries and sauce over the whipped cream.
• Serve immediately and enjoy!