Preheat oven to 400°F

In cold glass bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Add cold butter and blend with a cold pastry blender or fork until coarse meal is formed.

Add half-and-half and mix gently with a fork or spatula just until incorporated. It should still be kinda crumbly and that's the way you want it.

Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and fold over a couple of times just until it holds together.

Pat to about 3/4 inch thick and cut into 4 3" biscuits. Mine were a little thinner, so I got 5 biscuits.

Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush tops with half-and-half and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake 12-15 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

For strawberry shortcake: Split biscuit, add mascerbated strawberries with syrup on bottom biscuit. Add whipped cream then biscuit top.