Sunday 21 February 2010

Canned tomatoes on home-baked rosemary and thyme bread

 

For the bread:
Ingredients: 
300g flour
200ml soy milk
75ml oil
20g fresh yeast
2tsp rosemary
2tsp thyme 
1/2 tsp salt

Sift together flour and herbs
Stir in milk, yeast and oil
Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let it sit in a warm place for 30-45 mins

Preheat oven at gas mark 6

Transfer dough into oiled form
Bake 5-10 minutes

Lower the heat to gas mark 3
Bake for another 20-25 minutes



  

Leave to cool in the form for about 5 minutes, 
then transfer onto rack
 


Onto the tomatoes:
Ingredients:
1can of tomatoes
Oregano
Salt
bit of oil if needed

Let simmer in a pan until the tomatoes are hot and the juice is reduced

 

Take two or three slices of bread and toast them
Add tomatoes

  
Enjoy!

Saturday 13 February 2010

Layered peanut butter brownies


Ingredients:
200g soft tofu
200g sugar
40ml oil
2tsp vanilla extract
40g cocoa
160g flour
2tsp baking powder

150g peanut butter
(aproximation - two big spoons full)
2Tsp oil



Sieve flour and baking powder together in a big bowl
In seperate bowl mix tofu, sugar, oil, vanilla and cocoa together until mix is smooth
Add cocoa tofu to flour and mix until dough is smooth
Whisk peanut butter and oil until smooth

Put half the dough into form
Layer on the peanut butter
Now add second half of dough 
(slightly tricky)

Add chocolate chips on top if you like


Bake at gas mark 4 (180°C) 
for about 25-30 minutes

Take out of the oven to cool. 

 
Soy cream on top. 
Enjoy!




Saturday 6 February 2010

Rainbow cake


Ingredients:
130 g flour
1tsp baking powder
100 g soft tofu
70 g sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
food colouring 

Sift together flour and baking powder
In another bowl, mix sugar and tofu
Add flour mix and vanilla extract
Mix until dough is smooth



Devide into four parts and add food colouring.

Chuck the different colours dough in the dish. 


At gas mark 5 bake for 25 to 30 minutes. 

Add frosting if you feel like giving yourself a sugar high. 



Enjoy!




Vegan fat-free rainbow cake full of e numbers. 
I can't decide whether that's the most or least hippie thing I've ever made.