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For the strawberries:
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Place strawberries in a medium-sized mixing bowl and pour the sugar over the top. (If your strawberries are on the sweet end, I would use 1/4 cup sugar; if they're on the less-sweet end, try add 2 to 4 tablespoons more sugar.) Stir to coat strawberries and set aside at room temperature for 20 minutes.
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While strawberries are sitting, go ahead and place the butter and cream cheese in the freezer.
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After 20 minutes, use a potato masher to mash about half of the strawberries and stir to combine. Set aside while you make the biscuits.
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For the biscuits:
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Preheat oven to 450u00b0F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Add cream cheese, butter, flour, cake clour, sugar, baking powder salt, and baking soda to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Transfer mixture to a large mixing bowl and add blueberries, gently tossing to combine.
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Pour in buttermilk and use a rubber spatula to (gently!) stir until dough comes together. The dough is going to be a bit dry, but if it seems too dry to work with, add a little more buttermilk, no more than 1 tablespoon at a time, specifically targeting any large flour patches.
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Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and briefly knead until dough comes together. Flour a rolling pin and roll dough into an 8x6-inch rectangle. Cut into 12 two-inch squares (I used a dough scraper) and transfer to the prepared baking sheet, sides touching.
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Brush tops with with cream and sprinkle with sparkling white sugar, if desired. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
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While the biscuits are baking, place the bowl of a stand mixer along with the whisk attachment in the freezer (or whatever bowl and beater you will be using to make the whipped cream).
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Remove biscuits from oven and allow to cool slightly. Meanwhile, make the whipped cream.
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For the whipped cream, place all ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whisk until soft peaks form. Transfer to a serving bowl, if desired.
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There are three delicious ways you can serve this:
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1. Set out warm biscuits along with the strawberries and whipped cream and allow people to assemble their shortcakes.
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2. Cut a warm biscuit in half, top with strawberries and whipped cream, top with the other biscuit half and finish with more strawberries and whipped cream.
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3. Place a whole biscuit on serving plate and top with strawberries and whipped cream.
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Enjoy!
