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May 14, 2010

Strawberry Shortcake

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Strawberry shortcake is one of my favorite desserts to make in the summer.
Not too dense, not too sweet, this grain free strawberry shortcake is buttery, flaky, light, with honey-sweetened strawberries and whipped cream.

I continually see recipes in books and magazines using the phrase ‘Whole Wheat’ in the title. I get excited and start reading, only to find the recipe also calls for white flour. It seems to me, if a recipe says ‘Whole Wheat’ in the title, it should’t use any refined flour. It’s confusing enough trying to decipher what food labels mean (“All-Natural, Lower-Calorie, Zero Trans-Fats Chemically Enhanced”). Inaccurate recipe titles make matters even more complicated. I don’t think bakers deliberately try to deceive readers. Maybe they just want credit for including the stuff. Here’s a simple plea to the world of food writers and recipe publishers: “Please, keep ‘Whole Wheat’ whole!”  Is that too much to ask? It might be.

Not too dense, not too sweet, this grain free strawberry shortcake is buttery, flaky, light, with honey-sweetened strawberries and whipped cream.

The season’s first strawberries have arrived at the markets and I decided it was about time to create a whole wheat strawberry shortcake recipe. Not too dense, not too sweet, buttery, flaky, light, with honey-sweetened strawberries and whipped cream. I hope you’ll enjoy them, even without the magic words in the title.

Serves: Serves 6

Strawberry Shortcake

Adapted from Cooks Illustrated.?

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Ingredients

  • 2 pints strawberries, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 ¾ cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • ¾ cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2/3 cup cold buttermilk
  • 8 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 3/4 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons honey

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F and adjust rack to middle position. Toss together strawberries and honey in a small bowl. Set aside. Whisk whole wheat pastry flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. In a medium bowl whisk together buttermilk, cooled butter, egg and honey. Pour buttermilk mixture into dry ingredients and stir until incorporated. Spoon 1/3 cup scoops of dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 12-15 minutes until tops are golden brown. Cool for 20 minutes.
  2. Whip cream and honey together until soft peaks form.
  3. To serve:
  4. Cut each shortcake in half, spoon several tablespoons of whipped cream on the bottom-inside layer of the shortcake. Spoon strawberries over cream and top with other half of shortcake. Serve immediately.
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23 Comments

  1. Girly Green Girl

    May 14, 2010 at 3:05 pm

    This is my favorite dessert - thank you!!!
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  2. mardoc

    May 14, 2010 at 3:19 pm

    I tried to make whole wheat strawberry shortcake last year and the biscuits were like rocks! I bet yours are delightful.
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  3. marla {family fresh cooking}

    May 14, 2010 at 4:20 pm

    The "mislabeling" of ingredients makes me nuts! I don't understand that either. When it says whole wheat, that is what I use. I am so happy to know that we are on the same page with that! Great shortcake :) xo
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  4. Annie

    May 14, 2010 at 5:50 pm

    This looks AMAZING! I wish our New York "kitchen" was bigger.
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  5. Gail

    May 14, 2010 at 9:34 pm

    Making strawberry shortcake is on my list of "fun things to do"...and I totally want to try your recipe! Thank you! Also, I can totally relate to your pet-peeve. I hate it when they say "all natural" when in reality, there are very few all-natural ingredients. Bugs me.-Gail
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  6. Kathleen is Cooking in Mexico

    May 15, 2010 at 10:22 am

    I agree 100%! Baked goods are either whole wheat, or they are not. If any part is white flour, the word "whole" does not apply. We need to start a movement, a political party (The Brown Party), or at least a petition! :)
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  7. Stacy (Little Blue Hen)

    May 15, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    Agreed! I have been thinking about figuring out a whole wheat shortcake recipe so thank you for saving me the trouble. =)
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  8. theknowlans

    May 15, 2010 at 11:04 pm

    I am in love with your website, Carrie! Your recipes look pretty much AMAZING!!! I can't wait to try some of them. :)
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  9. jlbrewer

    May 30, 2010 at 10:37 pm

    Going through the "whole wheat shortcake" search results I was having the same problem - most of them had barely any whole wheat flour. So bravo.No whole wheat pastry flour? The batch I'm eating now is 1 1/2c regular whole wheat flour and 1 cup oat flour. (Oat flour = oatmeal + electric spinny blade appliance of choice, if you don't keep around prebought stuff.) I figure since oatmeal has no gluten at all, you have to use more of the wheat flour to compensate. I don't have a regular batch to compare to but I'm quite happy with these.
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  10. a frog in the cottage

    April 8, 2011 at 4:01 am

    the perfect recipe for spring time !!
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  11. angela@spinachtiger

    July 25, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    I know what you mean about whole wheat. I think I may try this, as I've been wanting to make a true short cake all summer.
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  12. Cassie

    May 30, 2012 at 6:47 pm

    Hey Carrie, This recipe sounds great! Can you send me a copy of the nutritional info. for this recipe? I have Diabetes, and like to keep track of the Carbs and Fat info. Thank you! Cassie Richwine
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      May 31, 2012 at 9:37 am

      I don't have that info available, but you could enter the recipe into a cooking software and see all of the nutritional values.
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  13. Lindsay Heller

    June 2, 2013 at 5:36 pm

    I just made this using freshly ground hard red wheat (1 3/4 cup unground) and buckwheat (3/4 cup). I couldn't find organic buttermilk at my grocery store today so I used Hazelnut Half and Half. This was AMAZING!!!! Thanks so much for this healthy version of my favorite treat. Even better than I remembered it.
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