Strawberry Shortcakes
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Try this slimmed down summer favorite at your next outdoor gathering.
8 servings | Active Time: 40 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour
Ingredients
Filling
- 2 pints fresh strawberries, hulled
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt
- 1/2 cup nonfat sour cream
Shortcakes
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 cup all-purpose white flour
- 1 cup unsifted cake flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 tablespoon low-fat milk, for brushing
- 1 tablespoon sugar, for sprinkling
Preparation
- To make filling: If strawberries are large, slice them. Put the strawberries in a bowl, sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar and refrigerate while you bake shortcakes.
- Blend yogurt and sour cream in a small bowl; set aside in the refrigerator.
- To make shortcakes: Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray; set aside.
- Combine buttermilk and oil and set aside. Whisk flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Using your fingertips or 2 knives, cut butter into the dry ingredients until crumbly. Make a well in the center and gradually pour in the reserved buttermilk/oil mixture, stirring with a fork just until combined.
- Transfer the dough to a floured surface and sprinkle with a little flour. Lightly knead the dough 8 times, then pat or roll out to an even 3/4-inch thickness. Use a 2 1/2-inch round or star cookie cutter to cut out 8 shortcakes. Transfer them to the prepared baking sheet. Brush the tops with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
- To bake & assemble shortcakes: Bake the shortcakes until golden, 12 to 16 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool slightly.
- Split the shortcakes with a serrated knife. Set the bottoms on dessert plates, spread with some of the yogurt cream, spoon on the strawberries and juices and crown with the shortcake lids. Top with a dollop of yogurt cream and serve.
Nutrition
Per serving : 280 Calories; 5 g Fat; 2 g Sat; 1 g Mono; 7 mg Cholesterol; 54 g Carbohydrates; 6 g Protein; 2 g Fiber; 366 mg Sodium; 248 mg Potassium
3 1/2 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 3 1/2 other carbohydrate