Coconut Loaf (Super Easy)
Written by Jyoti Dambiec   
Thursday, 15 March 2012 07:50

Coconut Loaf

1 ¼ cup flour (wholemeal, white or half and half)

1 ½ cups desiccated coconut

1 ½ teas. baking powder

1 ½ cups soya milk

1 cup raw sugar

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and grease one loaf tin.

Soak coconut in soya milk for ½ hour. ( Can leave this step out but gives extra flavor)

Mix all ingredients in a bowl.

Pour into loaf tin.

Bake approx 40 mins.

Comments – Delicious and super easy to make.

 
Vegan Parsnip Cake with Creamy Orange Icing
Written by Jyoti Dambiec adapted from Eating For Health 'Vegan Cooking'   
Monday, 05 March 2012 19:31
1 cup white flour
1 1/4 cups wholemeal flour
1 tbs. baking powder
3/4 teas. baking soda
2 teas. cinnamon
1 1/2 teas. nutmeg
130 g margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
250 grams parsnips, coarsely grated
1 medium banana, mashed
grated rind and juice of 1 orange

1.Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.  Grease one 28 cm cake tin.
2.Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.
3. Melt the margarine in a pan and add the sugar.  Heat and stir until dissolved.
4. Add the grated parsnip, banana, orange rind and juice.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry.  Fold in...
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Gunter's Vegan Christmas Cake (Vegan)
Written by Gunter   
Thursday, 15 December 2011 13:22
 






Ingredients

1000 g Fruit mix
(Sultanas,Raisins,Currants,Mixed peel)
100-150 g raw sugar
250 g dairy free margarine
450 g plain flour ” for gluten free use (besan) chickpea flour”
pinch of salt
1 tsp bakingpowder
1 level tsp baking soda
450 ml soy milk
almonds and glazed cherries to decorate
1-2 tbsp apricot jamMethod

preheat oven to 160 deg C= 325 deg F
grease and line springform base with baking paper or foil
Place fruit mix,soy milk,margarine and sugar into a saucepan
gently stir and heat
pour mixture into a mixing bowl
add...
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Zucchini Bread (Vegan)
Written by Jyoti Dambiec - from 'The Joy of Vegan Baking' by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau   
Saturday, 29 October 2011 17:18
3 tbs. (45 g) ground linseed (flaxseed) or egg replacer equivalent to 3 eggs
1/2 cup (120 ml) water (or 6 tbs. or 90 mls if using egg replacer)
1 cup (235 ml) canola oil
1 tbs. vinegar
2 cups (400g) sugar
2 cups (240g) grated zucchini (can leave skin on)
2 teas. vanilla extract
3 cups (375g) wholemeal or white flour (or mix of both)
2 teas. ground cinnamon
1/2 teas. nutmeg
1 teas. baking soda
1/4 teas. baking powder
1 teas. salt
1/2 cup (75g) chopped walnuts (optional)
1/2 cup (75 g) sultanas or raisins (optional)

Preheat oven to 170 deg...
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Gooey Black Gingerbread (Vegan - Easy)
Written by Jyoti Dambiec   
Tuesday, 28 June 2011 12:22
3 cups flour
2 teas. ground ginger
3 teas. baking powder
1 teas. baking soda
175 grams margarine
300 mls dark sugar (tightly packed)
150 mls treacle
150 mls golden syrup
a few handfuls glaced ginger roughly chopped
300 mls (more or less)  soyamilk, enough to make a fairly thick batter

Preheat oven to 180 deg
Sift the flour, ginger, baking powder, and soda into a bowl.  Add the ginger pieces.

Melt the butter or margarine, sugar, treacle, and syrup in a pot, stirring till smooth (all the sugar must melt).

Add the treacle mixture and...
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Bran & Date Loaf (Vegan - Easy)
Written by Jyoti Dambiec   
Friday, 03 June 2011 10:55

1 cup flour
2 cups bran flakes
1 teas. baking powder
1 tbs. sugar
1 cup chopped dates
1 teas. soda
1 1/2 cups soya milk
2 tbs. golden syrup

 

Heat soyamilk and golden syrup.   Add to dry ingredients.  Mix lightly until combined.

Put into  2  greased and floured loaf tins.

Bake 180   45 mins until done

 
Hokey Pokey Biscuits (Vegan)
Written by Jyoti Dambiec   
Friday, 03 June 2011 10:44

225 g margarine
175  sugar
1 dessertspoon golden syrup
1 dessertspoon soya milk
1 teas. baking soda
1 cup flour

Cream margarine and sugar. 

Heat soyamilk and syrup.  Add soda and stir.  Add to creamed mixture

Add flour and mix lightly.

Roll into small balls and flatten with a fork.  Allow room for spreading.

Bake 180 deg  15-20 mins

Comments - You guessed it!  Another of my Mum's recipes :)  This is a good one to use wholemeal and other flours with the white flour.

 

 

 
Sconie Biscuits (Vegan - Easy)
Written by Jyoti Dambiec   
Friday, 03 June 2011 10:27
1/2 cup sugar
50-75 grams margarine
1 cup flour
1/2 teas. baking soda
1 teas. cream of tartar
1/2 teas. cinnamon
1/2 cup currants

Cream margarine and sugar.

Add sifted dry ingredients and currants.

Gradually add soyamilk and stir lightly until combined.  Mixture should be moist and holding together but not too sticky. 

Roll on lightly floured surface.  Cut into shapes with biscuit cutter.

Bake 180  approximately 10 minutes

Comments - One of my Mother's recipes.  This was originally from the 'Edmonds Cookery Book' which 'way back...
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Maple Fruit Muffins (Vegan - Easy)
Written by Satyam Brown   
Thursday, 02 June 2011 10:39
Makes 12 muffins
1 cup pitted semi-dried dates – chopped
½ cup maple syrup or honey
1 teaspoon bicarb soda
Grated rind and juice of 2 oranges
3 green apples, peeled and grated
3 cups wholemeal self-raising flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup sultanas
½ cup walnuts chopped
Preheat oven to 180C/350F
Combine the dates, maple syrup, bicarb soda and 1 cup water in saucepan. Bring to boil and simmer low for 2 min then allow to cool.
Fold together the remaining ingredients, and stir in the date mixture. Mix well and spoon into muffin tin.
Bake for...
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Sticky Sweet Bran Muffins (Vegan - Easy)
Written by Jyoti Dambiec   
Thursday, 02 June 2011 10:36
1 cup soya milk or water
2 tbs. golden syrup
1 c flour
1 cup bran flakes
1 teas. baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
sesame seeds

Preheat oven to 180 C and grease muffin tins.
Heat milk and syrup together.
Mix dry ingredients together
Add wet ingredients and stir until just blended. Mixture will be abit runny.
Spoon mixutre into muffin trays and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Bake 20 mins.

Comments - This is a very popular recipe. Very quick to make. It's one I regularly bake for vegetarian stalls, and is they're always very...
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