Caramelized-Nectarine And Ginger Shortcakes With Sour Cream

Recipe Ingredients

		Biscuits
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	All-purpose flour
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Sugar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Baking powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Chilled unsalted butter - (1 stick) - cut 1/2" cubes
1/2 cup	118ml	Whole milk
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Egg (large)
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped crystallized ginger
		Filling
2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Nectarines - (abt 8 med) - peeled, pitted,
		And sliced
2/3 cup	106g / 3.7oz	Golden brown sugar - (packed)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Fresh lemon juice
		Sour Cream
3 cups	711ml	Sour cream - (24 oz)
2/3 cup	131g / 4.6oz	Sugar

Recipe Instructions

For Biscuits: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

Combine first 5 ingredients in processor; blend 10 seconds. Add butter and blend until mixture resembles coarse meal. Whisk milk and egg in small bowl. Add milk mixture to processor; blend using 5 on/off turns. Add crystallized ginger. Using on/off turns, blend until dough just comes together.

Turn dough out onto work surface; knead gently 5 turns. Shape dough into log; cut crosswise into 8 rounds. Pat each round to 1-inch thickness; place on prepared baking sheet.

Bake biscuits until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool at least 15 minutes and up to 2 hours.

For Filling: Combine half of nectarines, 1/3 cup brown sugar and 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice in heavy large skillet. Cook over high heat until fruit is just tender and juices bubble thickly, stirring often, about 5 minutes.

Transfer to bowl; repeat with remaining nectarines, sugar, and lemon juice. Set aside at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.

For Sour Cream: Combine sour cream and sugar in bowl; whisk to blend.

Cut biscuits horizontally in half. Place 1 biscuit bottom in each of 8 bowls. Spoon filling and sour cream onto each; cover each with biscuit top.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, June 2001

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