Confession: sometimes I do this weird thing…. for every holiday, occasion, dinner party….. or ya know, just a normal weekend, I like to go totally ROGUE. To make something I never have before. Something festive and fun (and also modified to be gluten-free), with ZERO pressure on myself for it to turn out or be perfect.

Sometimes it comes out great (a bonus). Sometimes not (needs a few tweaks). But the real point? To just have some fun. To create just for the sake of creating. To learn. And get better. And a reminder to not take myself so seriously.

It’s why I love cooking. It’s a reminder to just play. And the other people around who test it with me? Well, I like to think it gives them permission to do the same.

And a month ago? I did it, and it was a real winner. GF STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES/BISCUITS. To go with whatever berry or summer fruit or you’ve got laying around.

Summer weekending, at it’s best. 

Makes 10-12 shortcakes

adapted from this original recipe

for the shortcakes:

1 1/2 cups gluten free flour blend (I used Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 baking flour and they came out great)

2 3/4 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

2 tablespoons unrefined cane sugar

3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

1 large pastured egg

to top:

3 cups strawberries or fruit of your choice

1 cup heavy whipping cream plus 1 tablespoon unrefined cane sugar

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 450°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar together in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, beat together the cream and egg. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients to form a dough.

Scoop the dough in 1 1/2-ounce balls onto the baking sheet; use the palm of your hand to gently flatten each to about 2 inches wide

Bake 10-12 minutes until lightly browned on top. Let cool for a minute.

In the meantime, make fresh whipped cream by pouring heavy whipping cream and sugar (if desired) into a blender and blend on medium high for a few minutes until whipped.

Slice shortcakes open and top with fresh strawberries and homemade whipped cream to serve.

 

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