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Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups Strawberries sliced
1 cup Strawberry Sauce (recipe follows)
1 1/4 cup Sweetened whipped cream
as needed Confectioner's sugar
as needed Toasted sliced almonds
to garnish Fresh mint sprigs

For the Sweet Biscuits:

2 1/2 cups Flour
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tbsp. Sugar, granulated
1 1/4 tbsp. Baking powder
7 oz. Butter or shortening, softened
1 1/4 cup Milk or buttermilk
1 each Egg, beaten

Method:
Prepare Sweet Biscuits by preheating oven to 425 degrees F. Sift together flour, salt, sugar and baking powder. Cut in butter or shortening using mixer paddle attachment or by hand. Continue until mixture resembles cornmeal. Add milk or buttermilk and mix just until a soft dough is formed. Do not over mix. Transfer dough to a floured work surface and lightly knead dough. Roll dough to a thickness of 1/2 inch. Cut biscuits using 3 1/2 - 4 inch round cutters. Brush tops with beaten egg. Bake in preheated oven at 425 degrees F. for 15 – 20 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.

Prepare Strawberry Sauce per recipe. Add Strawberry Sauce to sliced strawberries and mix. Slice biscuits to form "tops" and "bottoms". Place biscuit "bottoms" on serving plates and top generously with sliced strawberries and sauce. Top with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream. Sprinkle with toasted sliced almonds and add biscuit "tops". Dust with Confectioer's sugar and garnish with mint sprigs.

Makes 4 servings

Chef Larry Strawberry Sauce:

Ingredients:

1 cup Ripe strawberries, hulled and sliced
1/2 cup Orange juice
1 tbsp. Sugar
squeeze Fresh lemon juice

Method:
Place strawberries, orange juice, sugar and lemon in a blender. Puree until smooth. Strain and reserve until use.

Makes 1 cup