Low Calorie Strawberry Shortcake

A classic strawberry short cake is a shortcake dessert with whipped cream and strawberry filling. In the same low-calorie variant, whipped cream is replaced by Greek yogurt, and for cooking cakes will need much less butter, than usual. Nevertheless, it will turn out amazing, crumbly and layered. To do this, knead the dough very carefully and not for long. Almond petals on the surface of the cake give the dessert more graceful look. For the filling it is best to take a very ripe sweet strawberries so you don’t have to add a lot to it refined sugar. Tasty light and summer dessert, which in moderate amounts will not hurt the figure. Nutrition value of one servings: (total Calories 215, total fat 6 g., saturated fat g., proteins 6 g, carbohydrates 35 g, fiber, mg cholesterol, sodium мг., сахар г. Time: 1 hour. 20 minutes. Difficulty: easy Servings: 8 Measured containers are used in recipes volume: 1 cup (st.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cups (st.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (Art.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Shortcakes

• 1.5 tbsp. premium flour + extra for work
• 3 tbsp. l granulated sugar
• 1.5 tsp baking powder
• 0.5 tsp fine salt
• 3 tbsp. l chilled salted butter, chopped in small pieces
• 1 tbsp. l grated lemon peel
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten
• 0.5 tbsp. + 1 tbsp. l low fat yogurt
• 1 tbsp. l chopped almonds

Filling

• 4 tbsp. strawberries, peeled and chopped
• 2 – 3 tbsp. l granulated sugar (depending on the sweetness strawberries)
• 2 tsp grated orange peel + 1 tbsp. l orange juice
• 1 tbsp. Greek yogurt with a fat content of 0% or 2%, for serving
• Powdered sugar to sprinkle on a cake (optional)

Recipes with similar ingredients: premium flour, lemon zest, almonds, eggs, yogurt, yogurt, strawberries

Recipe preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 200 ° C. cover a large baking sheet parchment paper.

2. Shortcakes

   Combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add the butter and mix it with your fingers in the flour mixture, until she looks like a coarse grits. In a small bowl mix lemon zest, egg and 0.5 tbsp. yogurt. Add to mix the flour and lightly mix with your hands or a spoon until the dough is gather in com. Do not knead strongly. Put the dough on lightly Floured worktop.

3. Sprinkle flour into your hands and carefully form a circle from the dough with a diameter of about 18 cm. and a thickness of 1 cm. Cut into 8 equal lobules. Spread the cakes evenly on the prepared baking sheet. Lubricate on top of the remaining 1 tbsp. l yogurt and sprinkle with almonds. Bake until the cakes are lightly browned, 12-15 minutes.
4. Stuffing: in a large bowl, mix strawberries, granulated sugar, orange zest and juice. Let stand until sugar dissolves and the mixture will not become syrupy, about 15 minutes.
5. Cut the cakes horizontally in half. Put the bottom halves cake on plates and spread strawberry mixture evenly on top and yogurt. Cover with the tops. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if use it.