Very Dairy Strawberry Shortcake Dip

Ingredients

• 1.8 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 0.5 cup buttermilk 
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar 
• 3 ounce cream cheese softened
• 1  egg yolk 
• 1.3 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup heavy cream 
• 2 tablespoons milk 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup shortening 
• 0.5 pound strawberries cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 tablespoon strawberry jam 
• 2 tablespoons sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• wire rack
• blender
• hand mixer
• toothpicks
• skewers

Directions

1. Beat heavy cream in a large bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
2. Cream together cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, milk, and 1 1/2 teaspoon strawberry jam in a separate large bowl.
3. Fold whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
4. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
5. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
6. Whisk together flour, baking powder, white sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
7. Cut in shortening with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
8. Beat together egg yolk and buttermilk in a small bowl, then stir into the flour mixture until moistened.
9. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for five or six turns. Pat or roll the dough out into a 1/2 inch thick round.
10. Cut dough out with a 1-inch biscuit cutter and place on a baking sheet.
11. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
12. Cool on the sheet for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
13. Cut the cooled biscuits in half .
14. Skewer half a biscuit on a toothpick, followed by a strawberry slice and another biscuit half.
15. Swirl 1 tablespoon strawberry jam decoratively into the chilled dip and serve with the strawberry shortcake skewers.