Saturday, March 21, 2009
Fudgy Vegan Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup coffee
- 3/4 cup soymilk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup walnuts, roasted and chopped (optional)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips or carob chips
Glaze for extra decadance
- 7 ounces dark Belgian chocolate (optional)
- 5 ounces margarine (optional)
Directions
1
Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, and salt.2
In a separate bowl, combine the coffee, soy milk, and oil.3
Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and mix; then stir in the nuts and chocolate chips.4
Pour batter (it will be quite liquidy) into a greased 9x9" pan and bake at 325ยบ for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.5
(Note- for a smaller pan, the baking time could be substantially longer- a 7x10 pan took about 40 minutes).6
For glaze- melt the chocolate and margarine and whisk, then drizzle over brownies.7
(Note- this is a lot of glaze- an ounce of chocolate and a tablespoon of margarine makes a nice amount).
Friday, March 20, 2009
Vegan Popovers
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons chickpea flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 cup vital wheat gluten
1/2 teaspoon salt
pinch of tumeric
1/2 of a 14 oz. block tofu, pressed
1 3/4 cups soymilk
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons nondairy butter, melted
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Grease muffin tin.
Whisk together dry ingredients and set aside. In a blender or food processor, blend the tofu until smooth, then add the milk, water, and butter and blend until creamy and no bits of tofu remain.
Pour the tofu-milk mixture into the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until batter is thick and smooth.
Fill muffin tins about 3/4 full and bake at 450 for 15 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350 and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes. The popovers should be golden and their tops firm to the touch.
Let cool on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes, then dig in.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Camille's Borsht
BORSHT | SUBMITTED BY: Camille Craw | |||||||
1/2 to 3/4 Head of Cabbage | ||||||||
1 Can of String Beets | ||||||||
1 to 2 Medium Carrots | ||||||||
3/4 to 1 Medium Onion | ||||||||
1/3 C Tomato Sauce | ||||||||
1/8 C Flour | ||||||||
1/8 Cup Vinegar | ||||||||
1 Bay Leaf | ||||||||
1 to 2 Large Cloves of Garlic | ||||||||
Chicken Bouillon | ||||||||
Salt and Pepper | ||||||||
Plenty of Vegetable Oil | ||||||||
Cut onions into strips and shred carrots on a cheese grater. Sautee the onions and carrots together | ||||||||
in some oil until cooked through. | ||||||||
While your onions and carrots are cooking, make 6-8 cups of chicken stock using your bouillon | ||||||||
depending on how thick you want the borsh (I usually use about 6 1/2). | ||||||||
Shred your cabbage cabbage with a knife and cook it in the chicken stock for about 15 minutes. | ||||||||
Combine your beets, vinegar and tomato sauce in a small pan and warm them, mixing well. | ||||||||
Put your 1/8 cup of flour in a pan and heat it slightly with some oil. Then add hot stock to it to thin | ||||||||
it out until it's soupy. | ||||||||
When all the above is done combine everything in the pan of cabbage and chicken stock. | ||||||||
Crush your garlic into the mix, salt and pepper, add your bay leaf and put it in the flour/oil mix you | ||||||||
just made. Let it all simmer for 10-15 minutes. You should also let it sit a little after that (they | ||||||||
recommend 1/2 hour). | ||||||||
It is a tradition to put a dollop of sour cream in your bowl with the borsh, but it's up to you. |