Sunday, February 21, 2010

Delicious Orange Currant Oat Scones




Ingredients
3 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup turbinado (raw) sugar, plus 1/4 cup for sprinkling
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
2 cups rolled oats
zest of 1 orange
1 cup buttermilk (substitute: 1 Tbs lemon juice and enough milk to make 1 cup)
2/3 cup dried currants

Procedure
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, 1/2 cup turbinado sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the butter, and cut in with a pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in oats and orange zest. Add buttermilk and currants, stirring until just combined (do not over-mix!) Dump dough onto parchment lined baking sheet, and gently press dough together. Pat into an 8 inch disk, and cut into 8 slices. Spread the slices out slightly, so there is some room between each scone. Sprinkle the tops with 1/4 cup turbinado sugar and bake until slightly golden and firm to the touch, anywhere from 15 to 25 minutes.

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this 101 Cookbooks recipe can be found here.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Vegan Cornbread


Ingredients
1 cup soymilk
1/4 cup (4 Tbs) margarine, melted
2 Tbs honey
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbs baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed

Procedure
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk together soymilk, margarine, honey and vinegar in large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Mix well. Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring well to avoid lumps.
Pour batter into a well-greased muffin pan. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for about 10 minutes in pan before removing. Serve warm. Makes 12 muffins.

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Slightly adapted from a Vegetariantimes recipe.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Basic Meringue Cookies

Ingredients
2 egg whites
1/2 cup (8 Tbs) powdered sugar
flavors, optional (we used 2 tsp coffee crystals for half of the batch, and 1 Tbs cocoa powder with a dash of cinnamon for the other half)


Procedure
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a clean, dry mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add powdered sugar one tablespoon at time, whipping between each addition until well combined. Mixture should be thick and shiny. Add any desired flavors, and whip to combine. Spoon mixture into a piping bag or ziplock with a small corner snipped off. Squeeze meringue into bite-size dollops onto a parchment covered baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes, then crack open the oven door, and let meringue cool in the oven.


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a Baking: A Commonsense Guide recipe.

Better the Next Day Vegan Brownies



Ingredients
1 1/2 whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
2 cups brown sugar
1 1/4 cups cocoa
2 Tbs instant coffee powder
1 cup walnuts
1 15 oz can black beans
1 cup water
1 tsp vanilla

Procedure
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the dry ingredients. Drain the can of bean juice, and replace with clean water. Puree the beans and water. Combine the pureed beans with the dry ingredients and the extra cup water and vanilla.

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Recipe care of here.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Basic Pretzels


Ingredients
1 Tbs sugar
1 tsp salt
1 package, 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast
22 oz flour, ~4 1/2 cups
1 3/4 cups warm water
1 egg plus 1 Tbs water, whisked
sea salt or pretzel salt for dusting

Procedure
Combine dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Add water and knead for approximately 10 minutes. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl to rise for 45-75 minutes.

Bring a large bowl half filled with water to boil. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Keep dough moist with a damp towel when its not being handled. Divide the dough into approximately 32 1 oz pieces. Shape into desired forms. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Carefully drop 4-5 pretzels at a time into the boiling water for 30ish seconds. Carefully remove and place on lined sheets. A spatula works well for removing the slippery dough from the boiling water. Brush the egg water wash on the pretzels and sprinkle with salt. Bake for 45-90 minutes or until pretzels have reached desired hardness. Feel free to eat them right out of the oven...delicious.

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Adapted from Alton Brown