Strawberry Shortcake
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- Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups cake flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 cup white whole-wheat flour (see Ingredient Note) or whole-wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 4 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel)
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons nonfat buttermilk
- 4 cups sliced hulled strawberries
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
Cooking Directions
- To prepare shortcakes: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Whisk cake flour, white whole-wheat (or whole-wheat pastry) flour, sugar and baking powder in a large bowl. Cut in butter using two knives or a pastry cutter until the pieces are about the size of peas. Cut in cream cheese until it's the size of peas. Drizzle oil over the mixture; stir with a fork until just combined (the mixture will be crumbly). Make a well in the center and add egg and buttermilk. Gradually stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients with a fork until the mixture is evenly moist. Knead the mixture in the bowl two or three times until it holds together.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Dust with flour and roll into an 8-by-10-inch rectangle about 1/2 inch thick. Cut the edges square using a butter knife. Cut the dough into 12 equal shortcakes. Transfer to a baking sheet.
- Bake the shortcakes until puffed and lightly golden, about 20 minutes. Let cool slightly.
- To prepare filling: Meanwhile, toss strawberries with sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk whipping cream in a medium bowl until it's thick and holds its shape, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in sour cream until combined.
- To serve, split shortcakes horizontally. Spoon berries and juice onto the bottoms, top with the cream mixture and replace the shortcake tops.
Yield: 12 servings
3. Still Hungry?
You'll want to try this recipe with other fruit too--peaches, raspberries and blueberries are natural choices.
Notes:
Tip
White whole-wheat flour, made from a special variety of white wheat, is light in color and flavor but has the same nutritional properties as regular whole-wheat flour.
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