Jovina's Kitchen: Baking With Strawberries

Strawberry Cream Scones

Ingredients

1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and chopped

¾ cup heavy cream

2 1/3 cups self-rising flour

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

Combine the strawberries, vanilla, and cream in a bowl and set aside

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and granulated sugar. Using a pastry blender or 2 table knives in a scissor motion, cut butter into flour until the size of small peas.

Add strawberry-cream mixture and stir together with a fork, just until combined.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and gently pat it into an 8-inch circle. Cut into 8 triangles. Transfer wedges to the prepared baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Set aside to let cool completely.

Strawberry Swirl Sweet Rolls

Makes 12 rolls

Dough Ingredients

2 envelopes (4 1/2 teaspoons) of active dry yeast

1 1/4 cup warm water

5 cups bread flour

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup (1 stick) very soft unsalted butter

1 egg

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/2 cup heavy cream, at room temperature

For The Filling:

½ cup sugar

3 cups chopped strawberries

1 -8 oz pkg cream cheese, room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla

For The Icing:

2 cups powdered sugar

Milk to make a spreadable icing

Dough

In the bowl of an electric mixer combine all the ingredients until a ball falls around the paddle. Place on the mixer with a dough hook and kneed for 10 minutes or until the dough pull is still soft and silky. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside to double in size, about 1 hour.

In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese sugar, and vanilla.. Dust the counter lightly with flour. Pour the dough out onto the surface and dust the top of the dough with more flour. Gently, roll the dough into a rectangle about 18 inches by 12 inches.

Spread the filling evenly over the dough leaving a 1/4 inch border around the edge. Sprinkle the chopped strawberries over the cream cheese.

Starting at the shorter side, begin rolling the dough away from you. Moisten the far edge with a little water and seal. You should have a log that looks like a pinwheel on the sides. Cut the log into 12 rolls.