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.  | ||||||||