Sensational Gluten Free Strawberry Shortcake

  It's spring and strawberries are everywhere.  Somehow  I  can't forget the taste of my grandmother's homemade shortcake biscuits topped with the wild strawberries that I helped pick on her farm. That memory I suppose  motivated me to make my own gluten free strawberry shortcake last week.  

It's been seven years since I found out I had celiac disease, and I have been slowly learning how to remake gluten free the foods I grew up loving.  I did try a recipe for shortcake a few years ago, but it came out tough as leather.  So most of the time I've just bought the packaged cakes for everyone else, and I just settle for the ice cream and strawberries.  


If you've ever had a homemade shortcake biscuit, you'll know it's not the same as its packaged counterpart.  So with Thursday afternoon to myself, I decided I'd try out the recipe for shortcake on the back of Costco's organic sugar.   Whenever I'm experimenting with a recipe for the first time, I'm careful not to get my hopes up.  After dinner I prepared the shortcakes for my husband and the Thai student who boards with us, and I was a bit nervous as they took their first bites.  I'm sure you know that feeling. 

 Anyway, when they took a bite  they were like wow, you can't tell this is gluten free, and they kept pouring on the compliments.  Anyway, they were so yummy.  And I topped them with coconut whipped cream (the recipe is below the shortcake.)something my daughter told me  how to do.

Gluten Free Strawberry Shortcake - Makes 6

1.  Prepare dry ingredients - In a large mixing bowl put:  

(1)  2 cups gluten free flour:  3/4 cup of rice flour, 3/4 cup of sorghum flour, and 1/2 cup tapioca flour. 

(2)  Add sugar and leavening:  Stir in 2 T sugar , 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 3 teaspoons baking powder.  

(3)  Cut in 1/2 cup of chilled butter into the flour until it resembles peas. (I saw one of my cookbooks say you could use 1/3 cup butter for this same amount of flour.)

 

2.  Prepare liquid ingredients - In a medium size bowl mix together:

(1)  1/3 cup of buttermilk or you can put 1 tsp. of vinegar into milk and let it sit for 5 minutes.  I did this and it worked great. (My other cookbooks say you can use 2/3 or 3/4 cup milk, so add a bit more if you need to!)

(2)  1 egg

(3)  1 tsp. vanilla

3.  Combine ingredients:  Gradually add the buttermilk/egg mixture to the flour  and mix until a soft dough forms.  

4. Roll out the dough:

(1)  Lightly flour your cutting board or another surface and knead the dough 20x.  Then roll out the dough until it is 3/4" thick.   

(2)  Cut the six biscuits with a 3" cutter; I used a wide-mouthed  glass.  

(3)  Put them on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

(4)  You can brush them with 1 T of buttermilk and sprinkle with 1 T of sugar.  

5.  Bake biscuits at 400 for 10-15 minutes or until they're lightly browned.   Let them cool.  Slice them in half before ready to serve.  

Coconut Whipped Cream

My daughter saw a recipe for this on Pinterest and made it to frost a cake.   It tasted fabulous.  So I went online to find out more on how to do make coconut whipped cream.  

1.  Put 1 can of regular coconut milk into the refrigerator overnight.

2.  Spoon off the fat into a small mixing bowl and leave the remaining milk at the bottom of the can.  You can use this for something else!

3.  Start whipping it up, add SLOWLY ADD 3 T of sugar one tablespoon at a time and 1 t vanilla.  Whip until light and fluffy.  And yes, it really whips up like cream!  

Other Gluten Free Baking & Desserts on This Blog:

Breads & Coffee Cakes: 
Gluten free & Low-fat Banana Bread    (From my daughter-in-law's family reunion cookbook)
Celebrate Fall With Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread  (A friend's recipe)
Delicious Gluten Free Zucchini Bread (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
My Favorite Gluten Free Cranberry Nut Bread  (From my daughter-in-law's family cookbook)
Claudia's Blueberry Coffee Cake (Made Gluten Free!)   (From a former neighbor)
Here's a Zucchini Bread with a Hawaiian Twist! Gluten Free Pineapple Zucchini Bread (From my Syre School Cookbook)

Cakes:
Gluten Free German Apple Cake   (From my grandmother)
You Won't Believe It's Gluten Free Carrot Cake (From my daughter's husband's grandma--whew)
Judi's Super Moist Gluten Free Chocolate Cake    (From a church friend)
Judi's Gluten Free Orange Chiffon Cake    (From a church friend)
Marilyn's Spectacular Gluten Free Oatmeal Cake   (My mother-in-law's specialty!)
The Best Gluten Free Black Bottom Cupcakes   (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Delicious Gluten Free Rhubarb Cake   (From my daughter-in-law's family reunion cookbook)
Grandma's Gluten Free Applesauce Cake   (From an Internet search--tastes like my grandma's!)
Old Fashioned Gluten Free Banana Cake   (From my grandma)
Rosie's Gluten Free Pineapple Upside Down Cake   (From my daughter-in-law's family reunion cookbook)
Overwhelmed By Your Bumper Crop of Zucchini? Try Claudia's Gluten Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake!   (From my former neighbor Claudia of 12 years)
Decadent & Gluten Free German Chocolate Cake  (From my Come & Dine church cookbook)
Debbie's Delicious Hot Water GF Chocolate Cake   (From my Come & Dine cookbook)
Debbie's Less Oil Carrot Cake (Made Gluten Free!)   (From my Come & Dine cookbook)

Cookies:
The Ultimate Gluten Free Cowboy Oatmeal Cookies   (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Mom's Go To For Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
The Best Gluten Free Recipe for Snickerdoodles    (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Gluten Free Rocky Road Brownies    (From a church friend)
Mark's Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies - Made Gluten Free!   (From my daughter-in-law's family reunion cookbook)
Judi's Gluten Free Oatmeal Craisin & Coconut Cookies (From a church friend)
Marie's Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies (Also Great Gluten Free!)   (My friend Marie's recipe)
Bebe's Gluten Free Whoopie Pies  (From my friend Debbie)

Cornbread & Rolls:
Beth's Amazing Gluten Free Cornbread   (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Judi's Favorite Gluten Free Buttermilk Biscuits   (My friend Judi's sister's recipe)

Crisps & Pies:
Lena's Rhubarb Crunch (A crisp with a gluten free top and bottom crust!) (My daughter-in-law's mother. She's an amazing cook, which I think most of us moms become after a few years!)
Delicious Gluten Free Apple Crisp    (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Ginger's Outrageous Apple Pie    (From a church friend)
The BEST Lemon Meringue Pie with Mrs. Lauralicious Gluten Free Pie Crust  (Internet)
My Grandmother's Favorite Banana Cream Pie  (A recipe from my grandmother)
Granny's Lemon Cheesecake Squares   (From my friend Judi's granny)

Desserts with Fruit:
Sensational Gluten Free Strawberry Shortcake   (From the back of Costco's organic sugar)

Terrific Gluten Free Strawberry & Peach Trifle  (Modified from an Internet search)
My Favorite Gluten Free Strawberry Cheesecake (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Just Like Grandma's (But Only Gluten Free) Blueberry Cobbler (My husband's grandma)
Gluten Free Lemony Rhubarb Bars (From my Syre School Cookbook)
Old Fashioned Strawberry Buckle (Made Gluten Free)   (A recipe I picked up from a berry farm)

Holiday Cookies & Baking:

Old Fashioned Gluten Free Pumpkin Cookies  (Modified from back of the Libby's pumpkin can)
My Family's Favorite Gingerbread Cookies (Now Made Gluten Free!)  (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
My Grandkids Favorite Gluten Free Peppermint Sugar Cookies  (From Syre School Cookbook)
Our Favorite Pumpkin Pie   (Modified from back of Libby's pumpkin can)
Perfect Gluten Free Pumpkin Cheesecake   (From back of cream cheese box)
Gluten Free Polish Fruitcake  ( Modified from Internet search)
Old Fashioned Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake   (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Gluten Free Nordy Bars  ( From my Syre School Cookbook)
Grandma Pitcher's Old Fashioned Sandies (Made Gluten Free)  (My husband's grandma)
Make a Family Tradition & Make Your Own Fruitcake    (From my Heritage School Cookbook)

Muffins:

My Favorite Banana Nut Muffins   (From my daughter-in-law's family reunion cookbook)
Gluten Free Tremendous Pumpkin Muffins   (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Bursting with Blueberries Gluten Free Muffins   (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Toni's Outrageous Gluten Free Corn Muffins    (From back of a Bob's Red Mill package)
Sassy Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Muffins  (From my Heritage School Cookbook)

Puddings & Ice Cream: 

Dairy Free Strawberry Coconut Ice Cream (And other ice cream favorites!) (From searches)

Baked Coconut Pudding   (Something I worked out from my Aunt Sue's rice pudding recipe)

Tangy Lemon Pudding   (From my daughter-in-laws family reunion cookbook)