created by: Almond Board of California
description:
Light, almond-flour biscuits are baked to perfection and drizzled with this colorful, sweet and tangy compote. Serve them up warm and top with fresh whipped cream!
servings 9 each; roughly 4 adult portions
Shortcake:
1 1/2 cups California Almonds, whole natural, ground fine
1/4 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup tapioca starch
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
2 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp baking powder
4 Tbsp butter, unsalted, small dice
3/4 cup buttermilk, whole fat
1 1/8 cup Apple Cranberry Compote, see attached recipe
2 1/4 tsp lemon zest
Vanilla Whipped Cream:
1 vanilla bean, seeds only
1 cup heavy cream
1 Tbsp sugar
Apple Cranberry Compote:
4 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced into ½” squares
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 cup cranberries, dried
2 Tbs butter, unsalted
2 Tbs canola oil
Shortcake:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a medium bowl, combine the almonds, brown rice flour, tapioca starch, Xanthan gum, salt, sugar, and baking powder. Add butter and mix with hands until evenly distributed. The mixture should look like coarse wet sand. Add the buttermilk and stir with a spatula until the mixture just comes together.
On a parchment-lined, greased baking sheet, drop 2-oz. of batter (approx. ¼ cup) an inch apart for each shortcake. Press lightly with your hand to flatten each cake to no more than ½-in. high.
Bake for 10 to 12 min. until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a rack.
Serve with 1/8 cup of Apple Cranberry Compote, 1/4 tsp lemon zest and a dollop of Vanilla Whipped Cream. Store shortcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
Apple Cranberry Compote:
In a large heavy bottomed sauté pan, heat oil. When shimmery and hot, add the apples and brown for 3 minutes. Add the brown sugar and cook for 1 additional minute, stirring to coat apples.
Remove the mixture from the heat and add the butter and cranberries; stir until the butter has melted.
Serve immediately or store under refrigeration in an air tight container. Reheat before serving.
