Strawberry Shortcake

Ingredients

• ‍1 cup strawberries, sliced
• 6 tsp. sugar
• 1 each egg
• ½ tsp. kosher salt
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• 5 tbsp. canola oil
• ½ tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. lemon zest
• ½ cup 2% milk
• 2 ¼ cup all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 6 tbs. whipped cream

Directions

1. Combine sliced strawberries and sugar. Mix well and allow to rest for at least 30 minutes. The mixture should become very juicy.
2. Preheat conventional oven to º350 F.
3. Whisk the egg, sugar, lemon juice and oil together in a bowl.
4. In a separate bowl, mix the lemon zest and dry ingredients and stir until well mixed.
5. Slowly add the dry ingredients into the liquid ingredients (egg, sugar, lemon juice and oil) and mix to create a thick dough.
6. Add the milk and mix well.
7. Lightly grease a baking pan, drop 3 tablespoon size mounds on the baking sheet, 2 inches apart.
8. Bake at º350 for 12-15 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes.
9. Prepare the whip cream.
10. Place bottom half of the shortcake on plate.
11. Top with sliced strawberries, some of the juice from the strawberry/sugar mixture, and whipped cream.
12. Top with the other half of the shortcake and enjoy.

Nutritional Key: Calories/Carbs/Proteins/Fat/Fiber 346/18/11/18/7