Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine all dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder and salt) and mix. Cut in butter using pastry cutter or 2 sharp knives until mixture resembles course meal. Slowly add milk and beer mixture and mix gently until just wet. Shape the dough into equal, palm-sized (or slightly larger) pieces and place on lightly greased baking sheet. Be sure to space each biscuit at least 1 inch apart. Place in heated oven and bake for 15-18 minutes, checking regularly after 15 minutes. Biscuits are done when lightly golden. Remove from oven and place on wire rack
to cool.
LAMBIC VINAIGRETTE/STRAWBERRY SAUCE
1 Bottle Raspberry Lambic
About 6 Mint Leaves
1/2 Stick Cinnamon
4 Berries Allspice
1 TBSP Honey
1-2 TBSP Chopped Onion
1 C Olive Oil
1 C Fresh Strawberries
Pour lambic into a medium sauce pan and reduce over medium heat to about half. Add mint, cinnamon and allspice and simmer for a few minutes. Split equally into 2 containers and chill.
For Vinaigrette: Pour and strain 1 container of reduction into a blender. Add 1 tbsp honey and 1 tbsp chopped onion. Blend. Slowly add olive oil (1 cup) until you form an emulsion. Add some white pepper and salt to taste.
Caution: be sure the reduction is cooled! If the lambic reduction is still hot when you blend it, the top to the blender may blow off in your face!
For Strawberry Sauce (Shortcake Recipe): Cut fresh, de-stemmed strawberries into quarters (about 1 cup). Place into a medium mixing bowl, add a generous amount of sugar and allow it to sit. Strawberries will begin to macerate, or break down, in the sugar. After about an hour, add 1 container of the lambic reduction and set aside.
For whipped cream: If making your own whipped cream, place 1 cup heavy whipping cream into a medium mixing bowl. Mix with electric mixer on low speed, gradually increasing mixing speed as cream thickens. Once you reach your desired thickness, fold in powdered sugar to taste.
To plate: Cut biscuit in half. Plate bottom half of biscuit and top with a generous helping of strawberry sauce and whipped cream. Place top of biscuit over that and press into place gently. Drizzle with more strawberry sauce if desired and garnish with a few mint sprigs (optional).
