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Strawberry Maple Shortcake

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Dairy Desserts 8 Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 qt Fresh strawberries; sliced
1/2 c Whole Foods Maple Syrup
2 c Unbleached flour
1/4 c Sugar
1 tb Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Buttermilk
3 tb Canola oil
2 tb Vanilla extract
1 pt Frozen vanilla yogurt

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 450. Mix strawberries with maple syrup in a bowl and set
aside. Mix dry ingredients together. Add the next 3 ingredients and mix
with a fork until just blended. Drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto
lightly oiled baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes until light golden
brown. Remove and serve immediately with a dollop of frozen yogurt and
layer generously with strawberries.
Nutritional information per serving (8): 242 calories, 4g protein, 7g fat
(1g saturated), 42g carbohydrates, 5mg cholesterol, 376mg sodium
Exchanges: 2 bread, 1 fruit, 1 1/2 fat
Copyright Whole Foods Market, 1995, wfm@wholefoods.com
(http://www.wholefoods.com/wf.html) Reprinted with permission from Whole
Foods Market Meal-Master compatible format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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