Fresh Strawberry Lemon Shortcake

Name: Fresh Strawberry Lemon Shortcake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp agave nectar; 1 teaspoons baking powder; 2 Tbsps butter; 1 egg yolk, beaten; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 79 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 1 teaspoons lemon zest; 59 milliliters reduced-fat sour cream; 3 Tbsps 2% milk; 59 milliliters nonfat plain yogurt; 0 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters sliced fresh strawberries; 1 teaspoon white sugar

Fresh Strawberry Lemon Shortcake is a vegetarian dessert. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 2 servings with 641 calories, 13g of protein, and 33g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up nonfat yogurt, salt, cream, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is perfect for Mother's Day.

Instructions

Combine strawberries and 2 tablespoons sugar in a bowl; cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Strawberries

Sugar

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Bowl

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Oven

Combine flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

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Butter

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Blender

Knife

Whisk milk, egg yolk, and 3/4 teaspoon lemon zest in another bowl; stir into crumb mixture until dough is moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 10 turns. Divide dough in half; pat or roll out into a 3/4-inch thick round.

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Lemon Zest

Egg Yolk

Dough

Milk

Roll

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Whisk

Bowl

Transfer rounds to a baking sheet.

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Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Remove to cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Split each shortcake in half horizontally.

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Wire Rack

Mix yogurt, sour cream, agave nectar, and 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest in a bowl; set aside. Beat whipping cream in another bowl until foamy.

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Whipping Cream

Agave

Lemon Zest

Sour Cream

Yogurt

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Add 1 teaspoon sugar, continuing to beat cream until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form sharp peaks.

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Egg Whites

Cream

Sugar

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Whisk

Arrange cake bottoms on dessert plates and evenly spread with yogurt mixture. Top each cake with 1/4 of the strawberries and 1/4 of the whipped cream.

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Whipped Cream