When strawberries come into season, it’s time to begin making strawberry shortcake. On this recipe, the bottom is home made biscuits and the topping is a tofu creme sweetened with maple syrup.
What you want:
For the shortcake:
1 quart strawberries
⅓ cup sugar, divided
2 cups unbleached flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ cup vegan butter
⅔ cup water
1½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the maple creme:
1 (12.3 ounce) package deal extra-firm tofu
¼ cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon safflower oil
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
What you do:
- Take away stems from the strawberries. Cube a number of strawberries, sufficient to measure ½ cup, place in a small bowl, and put aside. Slice remaining strawberries, place in a medium bowl, then sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar over high, toss gently, and put aside for 1 hour to permit strawberries to macerate.
- Place ½ teaspoon of sugar in a small bowl and put aside. In a big bowl, place remaining sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt, and stir effectively to mix. Utilizing a pastry blender, lower in butter till combination resembles coarse crumbs. Add remaining components, stir till dry components are simply moistened, after which gently fold in reserved ½ cup of diced strawberries
- Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Utilizing a ⅓ cup measuring cup, portion out 4 particular person shortcakes per cookie sheet, after which sprinkle remaining ½ teaspoon sugar over tops. Bake shortcakes at 450 levels for 8 to 10 minutes or till evenly browned on backside and round edges. Take away cookie sheets from the oven and put aside to chill.
- Whereas shortcakes bake, put together maple creme. In a meals processor or blender, mix all of topping components, and course of a number of minutes or till clean and creamy. Switch to a glass or plastic container, cowl, and retailer in fridge.
- To serve, break up a shortcake in half, place backside half in a bowl or on a plate, spoon a number of the macerated strawberries over high, change high half of shortcake, and end with a dollop of the topping.
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