Can Anyone Help? 2018

[PTree15]

Same for me - I think I've made maybe three other recipes from that book, but it was worth it for the cookies alone. Also, if you take the chocolate chips out of the recipe, you get an awesome cookie base recipe to load up with other stuff like raisins and nuts and vegan sweets

Hmmm, I will have to try the VWaV recipe.

 

[shyvas]

Hmmm, I will have to try the VWaV recipe.

I knew that you weren't that far away.

 

[SummerRain]

Hmmm if I make up a pizza, can I make the dough as normal, put on the tomato puree/sauce, cheese and topping and stick it in the fridge for a few hours until I want to cook it?

I want to make pizzas for tea, but my better half comes home from work about 6 hours after I have my dinner, so I was thinking I could put his uncooked in the fridge ready for him to just put in the oven?

 

[KLS52]

I don't really know the answer to this but I would think if we could pull a boxed pizza out of the freezer and pop it into the oven that your refrigerated idea should be ok. My only other thought would be to let it sit out to room temp first for awhile. before baking it.

 

[shyvas]

I would bake the pizza and re-heat it rather than leaving it with a topping in the fridge. It could make the base soggy.

 

[thefadedone]

They sell pizzas like that at the grocery stores in the deli section, but the crust seems to be preheated a bit so it's not doughy and soggy.

I would either lightly precook the crust or the whole thing then reheat later .

 

[KLS52]

Make sure you let us know what you end up doing and how it turns out.

 

[SummerRain]

In the end I heeded your advice, and did some more googling, and decided to make the dough, roll it out, and wrap it up in oiled cling film to do a second prove in the fridge. That way when my better half came home he just had to put on the sauce, cheese and veg himself and put it in the oven. Apparently it worked really well

Thanks guys!

 

[PTree15]

So if your recipe calls for four and a half teaspoons of Ener G I would guess that's three eggs right?

So I would follow the directions on Bob's red Mill's for replacing three eggs.

So I did use the Bob's in The Joy of Vegan Baking chocolate chip cookie recipe. The taste of the cookie was actually better than it was using the EnerG, but the cookies were much flatter, which was OK, but I like mine lumpier and higher, so I will tinker. I brought them to work and folks gobbled them up despite the new look, lol. They actually taste closer to my old nonvegan recipe with the Bob's, so I might try using the equivalent of two eggs instead of three and see how that works. I so loved the taste of the cookie, though, I must say.

 

[PTree15]

Ok, another question for you all.
I have been reviewing tofu or lentil burger recipes and every one has included some kind of mushroom. I loathe mushrooms with the fire of a thousand suns, so what would be a good substitute for mushrooms in these recipes? TIA.

 

[shyvas]

Ok, another question for you all.
I have been reviewing tofu or lentil burger recipes and every one has included some kind of mushroom. I loathe mushrooms with the fire of a thousand suns, so what would be a good substitute for mushrooms in these recipes? TIA.

I also like to add mushroom aroma when I make tofu burgers. You can substitute various ingredients that will give tofu a kick. What kind of recipes do you have ?

 

[PTree15]

I also like to add mushroom aroma when I make tofu burgers. You can substitute various ingredients that will give tofu a kick. What kind of recipes do you have ?

Hmm, so if I just add spices or something, will the lack of mushrooms affect the texture (will they be soggier?)?
There is one from Isa Does It that's called a porcini-tofu burger and it calls for an ounce of dried porcini mushrooms. It also calls for almond butter, which I don't have, nootch flakes, onions and tamari or soy sauce.

 

[shyvas]

Hmm, so if I just add spices or something, will the lack of mushrooms affect the texture (will they be soggier?)?
There is one from Isa Does It that's called a porcini-tofu burger and it calls for an ounce of dried porcini mushrooms. It also calls for almond butter, which I don't have, nootch flakes, onions and tamari or soy sauce.

I don't very often add mushroom but use extract. I always add dried shallots and garlic flakes, liquid smoke, olive oil and noothch. I often add some ground almonds instead of flour. You don't want the mixture to be soggy but more on the dry side.

 

[PTree15]

I don't very often add mushroom but use extract. I always add dried shallots and garlic flakes, liquid smoke, olive oil and noothch. I often add some ground almonds instead of flour. You don't want the mixture to be soggy but more on the dry side.

I was actually thinking of liquid smoke and maybe some chili powder. My recipe calls for panko, which I have, so that should work ok. Do you press the tofu first? I also have some vegan browning sauce, which might work, too.

 

[shyvas]

I was actually thinking of liquid smoke and maybe some chili powder. My recipe calls for panko, which I have, so that should work ok. Do you press the tofu first? I also have some vegan browning sauce, which might work, too.

I just drain the liquid and than put it into the FP. One advantage of using tofu as opposed to meat is that you can taste it as you go along.

 

[PTree15]

I just drain the liquid and than put it into the FP. One advantage of using tofu as opposed to meat is that you can taste it as you go along.

Haha, excellent point! Thank you so much, shyvas.

 

[Mikkel]

I found a recepie that really sounds good. But it has egg inn it, and I'm not sure what I can replace the egg with here.
It's small pancakes of cauliflower and quinoa, with some spices, tahini and quinoaflouer.

Recepie is like this:
1 medium califlower
3 eggs
1 dl Quinoa (cooked)
4 tbs quinoa flouer
0.5 lemon
1 ts tyme
1 ts oregano
1 tbs tahini
salt
peppar

So what will the best egg replacer be here? I guess banana will be a bit strange example

 

[Second Summer]

Mikkel, I would probably have tried one of those egg replacer powders. You might be able to find one in a health food store.

 

[shyvas]

I use linseed and extra water when making pancakes. Sometimes I don't even add any and the pancake batter turns out perfectly well.

1 egg = 1 Tbsp. ground linseed soaked in 3 Tbsp. water

 

[Mikkel]

Thanks! I'll try that!