Tiger Bread

This is a white bread with a distinctive crackly, mottled crust. It is also sometimes called giraffe bread.

 

Ingredients:

1 sachet yeast (or 2 tsp dried yeast reconstituted in warm water)

500 g strong white bread flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

3 tbsp sesame oil

300 ml warm water

 

paste:

125 ml warm water

750 g corn flour or rice flour

1 tsp sugar

½ tsp yeast

½ tsp salt

1 tbsp sesame oil

 

Instructions:

1. Mix the dough ingredients together well. Leave to rise, covered, until doubled, about an hour.

2. Shape into a loaf.

3. Mix the ingredients for the paste together, leave for a little while, then spread on the loaf. Leave to rise again for 30 minutes.

4. Bake at 220 C for 20-30 minutes.

Semolina Porridge

This is a nice alternative to oatmeal for breakfast, although M informs me that in England, it is more like a dessert, especially with jam and possibly whipped cream.

 

I like it for breakfast, served with raspberry jam.

 

Ingredients:

½ cup semolina

1 tsp sugar

2 cups milk (I use rice milk)

jam to serve with, optional

 

Instructions:

1. Mix all the ingredients together and warm up, whisking constantly.

2. After 5 or so minutes, it will have thickened. Serve with jam, if desired.

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Vegan Fruit Crumble

I made this with blueberries, apples, and pears, but any combination of fruit that you prefer should work.

 

Ingredients:

100 g flour

100 g oats

5 tbsp sugar

2 tsp vanilla

3 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp lemon juice

5 tbsp oil (I used rapeseed for its slightly nutty flavour, but sunflower works too), plus a little to grease the dish

600 g fruit (for example, 2-3 apples and 2-3 pears)

oat or soya cream, to serve with it

 

Instructions:

1. Mix the flour, oats, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, lemon juice, and oil together in a bowl.

2. Peel, wash, and slice the fruit as applicable.

3. Lightly grease an oven-safe dish.

4. Layer the fruit in the dish. Top with the crumble mixture.

5. Bake at 190 C for 15-25 minutes. Serve with cream, if desired.

Cheesy Baking Powder Biscuits

Ingredients:

1 cup flour

1½ tsp baking powder

1 tsp sea salt

1 tbsp oil

¼ - 1/3 cup milk (I used rice milk)

¼ cup cheese (I used Vegusto vegan cheese)

1 tsp sugar or maple syrup, as desired

 

Instructions:

1. Mix all the ingredients together well.

2. Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased baking tray.

3. Bake at 200 C for 12-15 minutes.

Vegan Vanilla Panna Cotta

I wondered if it were possible to make my old panna cotta recipe vegan for M, and the answer is yes, definitely. It’s too bad there aren’t that many choices for vegan creams. Oatly tastes rather strongly of oats and M can’t have soya products. Still, it’s nice to be able to have old favourite recipes in new vegan form.

 

Ingredients:

1 container Oatly oat cream (or other vegan cream) (250 ml)

3 tbsp sugar

2-3 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp Vegeset

berries to serve with it, optional

 

Instructions:

1. Mix everything together and warm it over low heat until just boiling.

2. Pour into ramekins and refrigerate.

3. Serve with berries.