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gluten free vegan strawberry shortcake on a piece of parchment paper surrounded by fresh strawberries
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Vegan Strawberry Shortcake [Gluten Free]

Get ready for the best vegan strawberry shortcake of your life. Extra high flaky biscuits are topped with a salted vanilla strawberry filling and fresh coconut whipped cream. This will you your new favorite gluten free diary free summer dessert!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free
Keyword: dairy free, gluten free, strawberry salad, summer, vegan
Servings: 7 large biscuits (could serve half the biscuits for 12 shortcakes)

Ingredients

Strawberries and cream:

  • Homemade coconut whipped cream (could also use store bought)
  • 2 pints (32 oz) fresh strawberries, quartered or sliced
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup, brown rice syrup or date syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Biscuits:

  • 5 1/2 cups 1:1 baking flour we used Bob's Red Mill, plus more for dusting (can also use all purpose flour)
  • 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar or coconut sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups cold vegan butter we used Myokos
  • 2 cups homemade vegan buttermilk (2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar then enough almond milk to fill up to 2 cups)

Vegan Egg Wash:

  • 1/4 cup full fat coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup, brown rice syrup or date syrup

Sweet and sticky butter topping:

  • 1/4 cup vegan butter melted
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup, brown rice syrup or date syrup
  • Sea salt to top

Instructions

Make the strawberries:

  • Add the strawberries, lemon juice, syrup, vanilla and sea salt in a medium bowl and toss well to coat. Cover and place in the fridge while you make the biscuits.
  • If you're making the homemade whipped cream, place the cream in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or bowl with a hand mixer) and beat for 4-5 minutes until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat until incorporated. Store in the fridge until ready to use.

Make the biscuit dough:

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Start by preparing the buttermilk. Add 2 tablespoons of apple cider vingegar to a liquid measuring cup (enough to hold 2 cups) then fill the measuring cup up to 2 cups with unsweetened almond milk. Set aside to curdle.
  • To make the biscuits, preheat the oven to 375°F. Add 2 cups of the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, and chilled butter to a large bowl. Use a pastry blender or two knives to cut the butter into the flour, until the butter is the size of a nickel.
  • Add the rest of the flour (3 1/2 cups) and toss together until the butter is evenly distributed. Pour the prepared buttermilk over the flour mixture and knead it until a shaggy dough forms and there is little to no dry ingredients left at the bottom of the bowl.

Fold the biscuits:

  • Turn the biscuit dough out onto a well floured work surface. Pat the dough roughly into a 14-inch wide rectangle (it doesn't have to be perfect), with the longest edge of the dough facing you.
  • Trifold the dough (book fold) by taking the left edge and folding it into the center. Next, take the right edge and fold it in and over top of the first fold. Press it down well to make sure the dough is compact then use a rolling pin to flatten it out again into a rectangle shape. Add more gluten free flour as needed.
  • Turn the dough 90 degrees so the long edge of the rectangle is facing you again. Fold the dough from left to right in half. Press it down firmly so it's combined then roll it out into another rectangle (the short edge will be facing you). Fold the dough from the top down and press firmly to combine.
  • For the last fold, roll the dough out into another rectangle with the long edge facing you and fold it from left to right again.
  • Use a rolling pin to adjust the dough to your desired thickness, about 3/4 of the heigh of your biscuit cutter (ideally about 3 inches wide). The dough will be pretty thick/tall. Dip your biscuit cutter into flour to prevent sticking, then press it straight up and down into the dough, without twisting it at all. You will get 4-6 biscuits out of your first rectangle.
  • Press the remaining dough together and reshape into a small rectangle. Flip it on it's side and push down into a rectangle to seal any cracks. Cut out more a few more biscuits and repeat the process until a small amount of dough remains. You should get about 7-8 biscuits total.

Bake:

  • Place all of the biscuits on the prepared baking sheet. Whisk the maple syrup and coconut milk together in a small bowl then brush it generously on top of each biscuit. Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
  • While they're baking, melt the vegan butter in the microwave and whisk together with your syrup of choice (we used brown rice syrup). When the biscuits are done, brush a generous amount of butter mixture over top of the hot biscuits, letting it fall down the sides to coat the whole biscuit. Top with sea salt. Allow them to cool slightly before serving.

Assemble the strawberry shortcake:

  • Break the biscuits in half and place the bottom on a plate or in a bowl. Top with coconut whipped cream and the prepared strawberries then place the other half of the biscuit on top.

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Notes

Freeze: these biscuits freeze really well after they're shaped and cut (right before baking). Store them in an air tight container and bake from frozen when you're ready for warm biscuits.
Serving size: to get more out of the recipe and reduce the calories/macros you could serve half of the biscuits with strawberries to make the portions smaller.

Nutrition

Serving: 1very large shortcake (can cut in half by serving half biscuits) | Calories: 858kcal | Carbohydrates: 111g | Protein: 9.7g | Fat: 42g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 928mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g