If you enjoyed the vegan treats we sold at our bake sale last Thursday, or if you completely missed it but are curious about what kind of baked goods us vegans produce, then this is the blog post for you. We have four recipes: brownies, banana bread, carrot cake, and apple and berry pie. Below each recipe we link (if applicable) the original recipe that inspired our baking.
Brownies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup non dairy butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 flax or chia eggs (1 tbsp seeds: 2 tbsp water per egg and let it sit for 5 minutes to gel)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup soy or other plant milk
Instructions:
— Mix everything together in a bowl until there are no lumps. You might need a little extra soy milk to loosen the mixture— it should be the texture of regular cake batter.
— Put the brownies in a lined cupcake tray and stick them in an oven of 180C for 20-30 minutes.
Inspiration: https://minimalistbaker.com/simple-vegan-brownies/
Banana Bread
Ingredients:
3 large bananas (mashed)
1/3 cup of olive oil
1/4 cup soy or other plant milk
1 tsp lemon/lime juice or vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1.5 cups of flour
2 tsp cinnamon
Optional: walnuts for sprinkling
Instructions:
— Mix together the wet ingredients, and then slowly fold in the dry ones.
— Pour the mixture into a lined loaf tin (or any other sort of baking tin) and bake for between 55 and 75 minutes at around 180C.
Inspiration: https://www.lazycatkitchen.com/vegan-banana-bread/
Carrot Cake:
Ingredients:
5-6 small carrots, grated
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup flour
2 chia/flax eggs
1/4 cup soy or other plant milk
1 tsp baking powder
Instructions:
— Mix everything together and put in a lined cake tin.
— Bake in an oven at 180C for 40-50 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
Inspiration: Maria and I both bought carrots in one week. Bad mistake. But good cake!
Apple and Berry Pie
Ingredients:
— AH Filo Pastry
— 6-8 apples
— 1 box frozen berries from AH (about two cups fresh)
— 1/4 cup sugar
Instructions:
— Place the filo pastry in an overlapping formation in a pie dish that you’ve oiled. It should be more than one sheet thick everywhere and there should be enough to crumple artistically at the edges.
— Chop your apples into segments (about 8 per apple) and place them in a spiral on the pastry. Once they’re looking pretty, put the berries mostly in the centre of the pie and then sprinkle the rest over the apples.
— Cover the fruit with the sugar, then place in an oven of around 180C for 40 minutes, or until the apples are soft.
Inspiration: Lekker Nassuh’s delicious apples from Elstar.
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