Strawberry Picking

My boy and I picked some strawberries on Thursday morning, out at Maxwell's Farm in Cape Elizabeth. It smelled really good. Also really good: Strawberry shortcake, with homemade shortcakes and whipped cream with Smiling Hill Farm's heavy cream. damn.

Shortcakes:

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup plus buttermilk

Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add butter mix in thoroughly with your hands. Mix in most of the buttermilk, and add the rest if the dough is too dry. Cut/form the dough into 6 shortcakes, 1/2 inch thick. Bake them for ~13 minutes (until golden brown on top).

The season just started on Monday or so, but it doesn't last too long, so go get 'em!