Strawberry Shortcake
by deeparah
31 Jan 2003
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An irrestible Strawberry shortcake recipe with freh strawberries added to the all purpose cake mix abd then enjoyed sliced plainw ith tea r topped with cream as dessert.
Strawberry Shortcake recipe - How to make Strawberry Shortcake
Preparation Time: 25 mts Cooking Time: 15 mts Total Time:
For the Berries
4 cups sliced fresh strawberries
3 packets of sugar substitute
For the shortcake:
2 cups plain flour (maida)
3 packets of sugar substitute
1 tbsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
6 tbsp low fat butter
1/3 cup low fat milk
1/3 cup low fat Sour Cream
3/4 cup low fat frozen whipped topping, thawed
Method
For the shortcake:
To serve: split the shortcakes in half.
- In a large bowl, toss the strawberries & sugar substitute. cover. refrigerate until ready to serve.
For the shortcake:
- For the shortcake:
- Preheat oven to 450 f.
- In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. with a pastry blender or 2 knives used in scissor fashion, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in the milk and sour cream to make a soft dough.
- On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough 2 minutes. press to a 3/4-inch thickness. with a 2-1/2-in
To serve: split the shortcakes in half.
- To serve: split the shortcakes in half.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon whipped topping onto the bottom half of each shortcake.
- Top with approximately 2 tablespoons sliced berries.
- Replace the tops. arrange the remaining berries on top of each shortcake.
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