Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake

My girls adore strawberries and Michael and I have always liked strawberry shortcake.  So I started browsing more ways to improve our favorite recipe.  This recipe from Cooking Light is amazing.  The whole family agrees best strawberry shortcake recipe ever!  It's spring and the farmers markets will soon to laden with fresh sweet ripe berries, the perfect time to try out this recipe.  And since it's Memorial Day weekend what a great sweet treat to have after some good old American BBQ :-)

Recipe Modifications

• We whip our own topping.  1 cup heavy whipping cream, 1 tablespoon confectioners sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.  Whip until thick fluffy whipped topping consistency
• I didn't have enough strawberries so I halved the strawberry portion of the recipe
• I never keep buttermilk, no worries make it using 1 cup lowfat milk to 1 tablespoon of lemon juice 

Ingredients

3 1/2 cups halved strawberries, divided

1/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup orange juice

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/8 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons chilled stick margarine or butter, cut into small pieces

1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk

Cooking spray

6 tablespoons frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping, thawed

Whole strawberries (optional)

Recipe

This recipe comes from my favorite source Cooking Light. Not diet food, but food that is conscious of health without losing any flavor. Food for life! 

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