Thursday, December 23, 2010

Vegan Morning Glory Muffins



Ingredients:
2 "eggs"
3/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup nondairy milk
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups unbleached flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups shredded carrot
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup raisins
3/4 cup chopped pecans

Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 350. Place paper baking cups in muffin pan.
2. In large bowl, beat "eggs," oil, "milk," and vanilla with wire whisk until well blended.
3. Add flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; stir until dry ingredients are just moistened. Stir in carrots, apple, coconut, raisins, and 1/2 cup of pecans.
4. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full. Sprinkle remaining pecans over batter.
5. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Serves: 18

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Vegan Pecan PIe


Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons soy milk
2 "eggs"
8 tablespoons vegan butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup pecans
1 graham cracker crust

Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 375. Combine all ingredients, they come out watery.

2. Pour into the pie shell. Cover the edges of the pie with foil. Place on a cookie sheet and put into the oven for 20 minutes.

3. Reduce oven temperature to 275 degrees. Bake for 20 minutes or longer.

4. Check, center should be slightly soft, but if it seems too watery, bake for 20 more minutes.


Serves: 6-8

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Vegan Stuffing


Ingredients:
6 cups bread, diced
2 tbs. vegan butter
1 medium onion, diced
3 stalks celery, sliced
2 large carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
1/4 tsp rosemary
1/4 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp sage
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
3 tbs golden raisins
1 apple, chopped
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place vegan bread in a 9 x 13 baking pan and place in oven for about 15 minutes, until the vegan bread is well toasted. Meanwhile, warm the margarine in a saucepan and sauté onion, celery and carrots over medium heat until onion is translucent.

3. Remove vegan bread from oven and add onion mixture, herbs, parsley, raisins, optional apple, nuts and salt. Mix well. Carefully drizzle the stuffing with vegetable stock and toss gently.

4. Bake, covered, for 20-30 minutes.

Vegan Green Bean Casserole

Ingredients:
1 lb. chopped mushroom
1/4 cup vegan butter
4 tbs. flour
1 cup soy milk
1 cup vegan sour cream
2 cans of French cut green beans
2 cups corn flakes cereal
1 block vegan mozzarella
onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Melt butter in a heavy pan.
3. Add mushroom, cook 3-4 minutes
4. Add flour, cook one minute stirring continuously
5. Remove from heat and add soy milk, stirring continuously, bring to a simmer.
6. Whisk together vegan sour cream and mushroom mixture.
7. Add onion powder, garlic powder, and salt & pepper.
8. In a medium sized casserole dish, crumble half of the cornflakes to create bottom crust
9. Drain the water from the green beans and layer on top of the corn flakes.
10. Pour your sauce mixture from the saucepan on top of the green beans and cornflakes. Crumble the remaining cornflakes and sprinkle them on top.
11. Top with grated vegan mozzarella.
12. Bake, covered, for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Serves 6-8

Monday, November 22, 2010

Vegan Apple Oatmeal Cookies


Ingredients:
3/4 cup vegan butter
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp apple pie spice
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 "eggs"
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 cups old fashioned oats
2 cups peeled and chopped apple

Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 375.

2. In a large bowl beat butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, baking soda, apple pie spice, baking powder and salt until fluffy.

3. Beat in "eggs"

4. Beat in flour until just combined. Stir in oats and apples.

5. Drop large spoonfuls of cookie dough onto baking sheet, about 2-4 inches apart.

6. Bake 15-17 minutes until cookies are golden.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Vegan Blondies


Ingredients:
1/2 cup vegan butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 "eggs"
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup vegan chocolate chips

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Place butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in mixer and beat until smooth.
3. Mix in flour, baking powder, and salt. Add nuts and chocolate chips, mixing until just combined.
4. Press dough into a 9x13 inch greased and floured pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Serves 8

Vegan Sour Cream-Chive Mashed Potatoes


Ingredients:
7 medium potatoes (peeled and cut into 1-2 inch chunks)
12 oz. vegan sour cream
3 tbsp vegan butter
1/4 cup chives, chopped
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp onion powder

Steps:

1. Boil potatoes for approx. 15 minutes, until tender.

2. Place hot potatoes in mixer bowl, mix until smooth.

3. Add all remaining ingredients and mix until fluffy.

Serves 6-8.

Also pictured: Vegan Asparabacon

Friday, November 5, 2010

Vegan Asparabacon


Ingredients:
14 asparagus spears
14 strips of vegan bacon
olive oil (for drizzling)
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 375. Trim asparagus.

2. Wrap two spears of asparagus with two strips of vegan bacon, repeat.

3. Place wrapped asparagus on a cookie sheet, and drizzle with olive oil.

4. Sprinkle asparabacon with salt and pepper to taste.

5. Bake for approx. 12-14 minutes.

Serves 4

Vegan Blueberry Muffins


Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 "egg"
1/3 cup milk
1 cup fresh blueberries

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 400. Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.

2. Combine all ingredients (except blueberries), and mix until smooth.

3. Fold in blueberries.

4. Fill muffin cups and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Serves 8-12

Monday, November 1, 2010

Vegan Corn Hooey

Ingredients:
1 can corn (drained)
1 can creamed corn
1 "egg"
8 oz. "sour cream"
salt, pepper and onion powder to taste
1 jalapeno chopped
1 small can chopped black olives
2 tbsp chives chopped

1 box vegan jiffy corn muffin mix:
2/3 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup yellow corn meal
3 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

1/2 small bag corn chips

Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Combine all ingredients and mix until creamy.

3. Pour into a casserole dish, cover, and bake for approx. 30-45 minutes (until almost set).

4. Crush corn chips and sprinkle on top.

Serves 6-8