Sometimes, the basic recipes I source or write for product reviews are good enough to procure the answers I need.
Others, however, beg to be published. There's Chocolate "Mayonnaise" Cake, 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies, and now...
Vegan Strawberry Shortcake.
Three ingredients appear in two different applications: Granulated sugar appears in the macerated strawberries and "cream" biscuits; plant-based heavy whipping cream and powdered sugar, "cream" biscuits and whipped "cream".
Listing them as "sugar, divided", "plant-based heavy whipping cream, divided", and "powdered sugar, divided" seemed confusing to me! Nevertheless, you should know upfront the total amounts of each:
Use gram measurements if you can. I did my best to translate to volume measurements, but ultimately, 200 g self-rising flour is a little more than 1 1/3 c yet not nearly 1 1/2.
makes 8 shortcakes
Before starting macerated strawberries, bring 1 c (240 mL/g) plant-based heavy whipping cream to room temperature for "cream" biscuits. Refrigerate other 1 c (227 mL/g) alongside a large bowl and hand mixer beaters for whipped "cream".
Preheat oven 400°F/200°C, then line a baking sheet with silicone or parchment. Set aside.
Meanwhile, wash, hull, and slice strawberries. Transfer to a bowl, then gently toss with 2 Tbsp (30 mL/24 g) granulated sugar. Cover and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk flour and 1/4 c (60 mL/48 g) granulated sugar. Make a well.
Add room temperature plant-based heavy whipping cream to well, then stir with a spoon until a shaggy but evenly moistened dough forms.
Drop 8 equal portions dough onto prepared baking sheet (from Step 2). Brush with a little more plant-based heavy whipping cream, then bake 15-18 minutes. Cool about 5 min before proceeding.
Pour chilled plant-based heavy whipping cream into chilled bowl. Add powdered sugar and vanilla, then beat with chilled beaters on high speed about 3 min, until stiff peaks form.
Slice "cream" biscuits in half horizontally. Add generous amounts macerated strawberries (with some liquid) and whipped "cream" in that order to bottom half. Replace top half, then dust with powdered sugar if desired. Serve immediately.
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Does It Vegan? is a question for conventional recipes as well as an answer for my career. Because no matter what else I've been, I've been a plant-based cook who thrives on connecting with people through their favorite foods.
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