Blueberry Shortcake

Ingredients

• 5 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• Pinch cinnamon
• Pinch ground nutmeg
• 2 Tbsp white granulated sugar
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 Tbsp cold, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 7/8 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 large egg*
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Heavy cream for whipping

Directions

1. Add the blueberries, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and cinnamon to a medium saucepan. Warm the mixture until the sugar dissolves and the berries are just beginning to bubble gently.
2. Press part of the fruit with a potato masher so the berries give up more juice. Take the pan off the heat and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
3. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
4. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Scatter in the butter cubes, then rub them into the flour mixture with your fingertips until it looks rough and crumbly, with pea-sized bits of butter remaining.
5. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, whipping cream, and vanilla extract. Make a hollow in the middle of the flour mixture and pour in the liquid ingredients. Use a fork to stir only until the dough just starts to hold together; too much mixing will make the biscuits tough.
6. Move the dough to a clean surface dusted lightly with flour. Pat it into one wide round, between 3/4 and 1-inch thick.
7. Cut the dough with a round pastry cutter, or use the lightly floured rim of a drinking glass, then arrange the biscuits on a parchment-lined or silpat-lined baking sheet, leaving 1 1/2-inches between them.
8. If you prefer, cut the dough into squares instead. If it feels too soft to handle easily, chill it in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes before continuing.
9. Bake the biscuits in the 425 degrees F oven for 12-15 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden. Transfer them from the oven to a baking rack to cool.
10. Split the biscuits open, spoon the berries over them, and finish with whipped cream.