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Vegan Irish Brown Bread

bread, easy

Heavily modified from https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/irish-buttermilk-brown-bread-recipe

Ingredients

Bread

  • 4 cups Whole Wheat Flour (stone ground preferred)
    • Optional to replace 1/2c flour with wheat germ or oatmeal to provide more texture
  • 3 tablespoons honey or molasses
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cups (340g) soy butter milk
    • soy milk + 1-1/2 T vinegar
  • 1 large egg
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter or 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Topping

  • 1 tablespoon (14g) melted butter

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 1 1/2 to 2-quart baking dish, or an 8″ or 9″ cast-iron skillet or cake pan that’s at least 1 1/2″ deep.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
  3. Put vinegar in a smaller bowl, add soymilk to bring up to 1-1/2 cups. This is the soy buttermilk.
  4. Whisk together the soy buttermilk, egg, and melted butter or oil.
  5. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the liquids. Stir together until blended and no dry spots remain; the dough will be soft and sticky. In fact, it’s probably more of a stiff batter than a soft dough.
  6. Scoop the dough into the prepared pan, mounding it in the center. Brush the top with the melted butter. Wait 5 minutes for liquid to be absorbed by the flour before baking.
  7. Bake the bread for 35 to 45 minutes, or until it tests done (a cake tester inserted into the center will come out clean.) Remove it from the oven, and serve warm.

Granola

breakfast, easy

Ingredients

  • 4 cups of oats
  • 2 1/2 cups nuts
  • 1 1/2 cups of flaked coconuts
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup sweet goop
  • 2 cups of dried fruit
  • Optional: 1 tbsp vanilla
  • Optional: 4 tbsp flax seeds

Preparation

  1. Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.
  2. Spread evenly over a flat cookie sheet and bake for 1 hr at 250°, turning over every 30 mins. Finished granola should medium golden brown and just barely sticky.
  3. Let granola cool completely before storing in a sealed container. Keeps well for up to 1 month.

Cauliflower Curry With Chicken

easy, main courses, tastes good

This is a lovely curry. Enjoy! Very nice with rice and raita. You can also replace the chicken with cubed potato.

SERVES 4 

Ingredients

Oatmeal Meatloaf

easy, fall, main courses, Uncategorized, winter
  • 1 lb. hamburger
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 c. ketchup
  • 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbsp. finely chopped onion
  • 2/3 c. oatmeal
  • 1/2 c. stock or water
  • Salt and pepper
  • Poultry seasoning

Mix egg, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, onion, salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning. Stir in stock or water. Mix in hamburg and oatmeal. Pack into a well greased loaf pan. Bake about 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Ginger Ale

beverages, easy

From http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/dining/201grex.html?ref=dining
Time: 5 minutes

  • 4 teaspoons fresh ginger juice (see note)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice plus lime wedge, for garnish
  • 1 1/4 cups cold club soda.

Stir ginger juice, sugar and lime juice in 16-ounce glass until sugar is dissolved. Add ice and the club soda. Garnish with lime wedge.

Yield: One drink.

Note: Ginger juice can be made with a juice extractor or purchased from most health stores and juice bars. If making a large quantity of ginger ale, ginger syrup can be prepared ahead of time by dissolving 3/4 cup sugar in 1 cup ginger juice. Add lime juice and club soda to two tablespoons syrup just before serving.

Cauliflower & Potato Soup

easy, soup, tastes good, winter

Ingredients

  • 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets and stems sliced
  • 2 med. potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 1 tbsp. butter
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 c. coarsely chopped onion
  • 1/2 c. minced fresh parsley
  • 2 tsp. soy sauce
  • 1/4 tsp. cardamom
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • Dash or more cayenne
  • Freshly ground pepper to taste

OPTIONAL: 1 c. low fat milk

Preparation

1. Steam cauliflower for 5 minutes until florets are just tender. Set aside but save cooking water. Parboil potatoes for 10 minute or until tender. Set aside but save cooking water.

2. Melt butter, add garlic and onion and saute until soft. Combine reserved cauliflower, potatoes, garlic/onion mixture and parsley and puree in blender or food processor in batches, adding the reserved liquid as needed.

3. Transfer the puree to a large saucepan and add additional cooking liquid to achieve a consistency somewhat thicker than ultimately desired. Stir in soy sauce, cardamom, salt, pepper, and cayenne.

OPTIONAL: Add milk, stirring soup to blend. Reheat the soup; do not boil.

Moroccan Chicken with Green Olives and Lemon

easy, main courses

yield: Makes 4 servings

active time: 25 minutes

total time: 55 minutes
Ingredients

* 2 Meyer lemons or regular lemons
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 1 large onion, halved, thinly sliced
* 2 garlic cloves, pressed
* 1 tablespoon paprika
* 2 teaspoons ground cumin
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon ground ginger
* 2 cups low-salt chicken broth
* 1 4 1/2-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces, skin removed
* 1/2 cup green olives

Preparation

Cut 1 lemon into 8 wedges. Squeeze enough juice from second lemon to measure 2 tablespoons; set wedges and juice aside.

Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and sprinkle with salt and pepper; sauté until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Add next 5 ingredients; stir 1 minute.

Add broth; bring to boil. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; add to skillet. Add lemon wedges. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, turning occasionally, 25 to 30 minutes.

Transfer chicken to platter. Add olives and 2 tablespoons lemon juice to skillet. Increase heat to high; boil uncovered to thicken slightly, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over chicken.

Roast Paprika Chicken wif Sweet Onion

easy, main courses, winter

Ingredients

* 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
* 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika
* 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
* 1 whole chicken (about 3 1/2 pounds), cut into serving pieces
* 1 sweet onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges

Preparation

Preheat oven to 500°F with rack in upper third.

Mix oil with spices, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl, then add chicken and onion, tossing to coat. Arrange chicken, skin side up, and onion in a 3-quart shallow baking dish.

Bake until chicken is just cooked through and skin is golden, about 30 minutes. Skim any fat from pan juices in dish.

Coconut Date Nut Balls

dessert, easy

Gourmet | March 1992

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Servings: Makes about 32 confections.

Ingredients
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/2 pound (about 1 1/2 cups) pitted dried dates
1 1/4 cups sweetened flaked coconut, toasted and cooled
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped fine

Preparation
In a food processor blend the graham cracker crumbs, the dates, 1/2 cup of the coconut, and the honey until the mixture is just combined. Add the walnuts and blend the mixture until it forms a ball. Have ready in a shallow dish the remaining 3/4 cup coconut, form the date mixture into walnut-size balls, and roll the balls in the coconut, pressing the coconut slightly to make it adhere.