Breakfast Trifle

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 pints mixed berries (strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor, combine berries (reserving about 1/4 cup for garnish) with sugar; pulse to a puree.
• 2 transfer to a covered container and let sit 1 hour or overnight in the refrigerator.
• 3 preheat oven to 450°.
• 4 in the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, baking powder, butter, shortening, and salt, and pulse several times until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 5 pour in milk and pulse just until dough is blended.
• 6 drop heaping mounds, about 2 tablespoons each, 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 7 bake 12 to 14 minutes until golden.
• 8 cut each biscuit horizontally into 3 slices.
• 9 (can be made 1 to 2 days in advance.) line four to six 6-ounce teacups with plastic wrap;allow a 3- to 4-inch overhang on each side.
• 10 pour 1 tablespoon berry puree in the bottom of each teacup.
• 11 top with a layer of biscuit.
• 12 repeat layering 2 more times.
• 13 pour any additional puree over top, allowing it to seep into biscuit.
• 14 wrap trifle with plastic wrap, sealing tightly.
• 15 refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.
• 16 to unmold, unwrap plastic wrap and turn teacup over onto a plate.
• 17 garnish with remaining 1/4 cup berries.