Whole Wheat Berry Shortcakes!

 
We used farm fresh strawberries and blueberries this month at Junior Chef! We tried a healthier version of shortcake using whole wheat biscuits & light whipped topping! You could also give these a try with vanilla flavoured greek yogourt to increase the protein content. We found it did need a bit of sweetness though and the whipped topping provided just that!

We used a super easy recipe from 100 days of real food for the biscuits, the kids loved cutting out fun shapes with cookie cutters! We mixed the berries with a teaspoon of sugar to sweeten them, cut the biscuits in half and let the kids build their own shortcakes!

Whole Wheat Biscuits

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup cold unsalted butter
• 1 cup milk (any kind)

In a medium sized bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well with whisk or fork. Cut the ½ stick butter into little pea sized pieces and then mix the pieces into the flour mixture. Using a fork, try to mash the butter pieces as you mix it together with the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs. It is okay if the outcome just looks like the same pea sized pieces of butter covered with flour. Then pour in the milk and mix it all together. Knead the dough with your hands 8 to 10 times and then turn out onto a counter or cutting board. Pat it out flat with your hands until the dough is a somewhat even ¾-inch thickness (sprinkle with a little flour if necessary). 


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Stirring is the most popular job in the kitchen!


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Rebekkah builds her own Strawberry Shortcake!

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