Banana Blueberry Muffins

Makes 18 Muffins

Ingredients

4 medium bananas, mashed
1 cup applesauce
1 cup coconut almond milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup coconut sugar
3 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup old fashioned oats
1 cup frozen blueberries

Mix together wet ingredients in order.  Then add dry ingredients to wet in order given.  Last stir in blueberries. 

Fill muffin pan, makes 18 muffins.  Bake at 350° for about 20 minutes.

Notes:  I mashed my bananas in the mixer.  Any non-dairy milk can be used.  I used coconut sugar to avoid using refined sugar, however, any sugar would suffice.  Also, whole wheat flour could be substituted with flour of choice.

Veggie and Biscuit Pot Pie

I quadrupled this recipe to make this hearty biscuit pot pie.

 

Herbed Biscuits

makes 12-24, depending on size

 

4 Cups whole wheat flour

2 Tbs baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 Cup unsweetened applesauce

1 1/2 Cups unsweetened original almond milk

1 tsp dried oregano

1 dried thyme

1 tsp dried dillweed

 

Mix all ingredients in bowl by hand.  Drop by spoonful on to baking stone and bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes.

 

 

Vegan Rarebit, In honor of National Grilled "Cheese" Day

In honor of National Grilled "Cheese" Day, I made a recipe for Rarebit from VegNews.  I had never heard of such a thing, but I am sure glad I tried it!  It is so good and went well with the Tomato Soup that I made from Fat Free Vegan.  For the Rarebit I didn't use beer, instead I used more vegetable broth.  I think the next time I make it, and I will be making it again, I will cover individual slices of bread in the sauce and then broil them.  You can find the recipe for Rarebit here and the recipe for Tomato Soup here.  Give them both a try, they go very well together! 

Homemade Bread

This is the recipe I am using to make bread.  Today, I doubled it and made 4 loaves of bread.  I use whole wheat flour and Rapid Rise yeast.  I mix it up in my KitchenAid mixer with a dough hook, cover, let it rest for 10 minutes, knead it by hand a couple minutes, put it in loaf pans, let it rise for an hour or two (until at least double in size), and bake for 23 minutes.  It is very easy; rising takes the most time, so plan ahead.  You can also make it into buns or round loaves.

Vegan Waffles

This recipe makes approximately 8 small square waffles.  Serves 4.

3 Cups white whole wheat flour

1/4 Cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 Cups vanilla non-dairy milk

2 Tablespoons canola oil

1 Tablespoon maple syrup

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Mix flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in mixer.  Then, add milk, oil, syrup, and vanilla.  Mix until well combined.  Pour batter onto preheated waffle iron and bake 4-6 minutes.

Grandma's Christmas Bread

This Christmas Bread recipe has been adjusted from my grandma's version.  It is a very tasty bread that has become a holiday tradition in my family.  It makes two 9x13 pans of bread and serves many! 

Grandma's Christmas Bread

3 Cups warm water

2 Sticks Vegan butter or margarine, softened

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 Cups sugar

2 Packages yeast (I used active dry, but I am sure rapid rise would work great)

2 teaspoons vanilla

8 1/2 Cups flour

Streusel Topping

1 Cup flour

1 Cup sugar

1 Stick Vegan butter/margarine, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

Put all ingredients, except flour, in mixer and mix well until combined.  Then, add flour 2 cups at a time and mix well with dough hook on mixer.  Batter will be soft at this time.  Cover and let rise in warm place for 1-2 hours.  After first rise, knead by hand and place in 2 greased 9x13 pans.  Cover pans and let rise again in warm place for 1-2 hours.  Note: rising times may vary depending on yeast used.

To make streusel topping:  mix all streusel ingredients together using fork until combined and crumbly.  After second rise, divide and sprinkle on pans of bread.  Sprinkle colored sugar on top for decoration.  Bake in 325 degree oven for approximately 35 minutes.

Mini Zucchini Bread with Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Glaze

Mini Zucchini Bread with Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Glaze

Makes 8 mini loaves

4 Cups shredded zucchini

3 Cups sugar

2 Cups oil

6 Egg replacers (I used 6 Tbs flaxseed meal mixed with 18 Tbs warm water)

6 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

3 Cups all purpose flour

3 Cups whole wheat flour

3 tsp ground cinnamon

3 tsp pumpkin pie spice

In mixing bowl, combine zucchini, sugar, oil, egg replacer, and vanilla.  Next, add remaining ingredients and mix well.  Pour into 8 greased mini loaf pans.  I filled each one with approximately 1 cup of batter.  Bake at 325 degrees for 30-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

While bread is baking make glaze by combining 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 tsp ground cinnamon, and 2 Tbs melted margarine. 

Pierce holes in bread with knife and immediately glaze after baking.