Lemon Recipe ☆ Fresh Strawberry Lemon Shortcake

Lemon zest and yogurt bring out the sweet flavors of this fresh strawberry shortcake.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups sliced fresh strawberries
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder
• ⅓ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons 2% milk
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• ¾ teaspoon lemon zest
• ¼ cup nonfat plain yogurt
• ¼ cup reduced-fat sour cream
• 1 tablespoon agave nectar
• ½ teaspoon lemon zest
• ⅓ cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon white sugar

Cooking Directions

1. Combine strawberries and 2 tablespoons sugar in a bowl; cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
3. Combine flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk milk, egg yolk, and 3/4 teaspoon lemon zest in another bowl; stir into crumb mixture until dough is moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 10 turns. Divide dough in half; pat or roll out into a 3/4-inch thick round. Transfer rounds to a baking sheet.
4. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Split each shortcake in half horizontally.
5. Mix yogurt, sour cream, agave nectar, and 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest in a bowl; set aside. Beat whipping cream in another bowl until foamy. Add 1 teaspoon sugar, continuing to beat cream until stiff peaks form.
6. Arrange cake bottoms on dessert plates and evenly spread with yogurt mixture. Top each cake with 1/4 of the strawberries and 1/4 of the whipped cream. Place the cake tops over the whipped cream and cover with remaining strawberries and whipped cream.

Nutrition Facts

• calories738.1
• carbohydrateContent99.1 g
• cholesterolContent201.5 mg
• fatContent33.5 g
• fiberContent4.8 g
• proteinContent13 g
• saturatedFatContent19.9 g
• sodiumContent477 mg
• sugarContent44.4 g