VERY DAIRY STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE DIP

Steps:

• Beat heavy cream in a large bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
• Cream together cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, milk, and 1 1/2 teaspoon strawberry jam in a separate large bowl.
• Fold whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, white sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
• Cut in shortening with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Beat together egg yolk and buttermilk in a small bowl, then stir into the flour mixture until moistened.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for five or six turns. Pat or roll the dough out into a 1/2 inch thick round.
• Cut dough out with a 1-inch biscuit cutter and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Cool on the sheet for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Cut the cooled biscuits in half .
• Skewer half a biscuit on a toothpick, followed by a strawberry slice and another biscuit half.
• Swirl 1 tablespoon strawberry jam decoratively into the chilled dip and serve with the strawberry shortcake skewers.