Vegan alternative to scone, butter, jam & cream

[Jackdaw]

i’m In the process of trying to adopt a vegan diet.
So today I had my last scone, butter, jam & cream in a hotel with my vegetarian friend.
Next time I plan to be prepared, perhaps with a vegan ‘bar’ of something to eat before going into the hotel.
I should be able to buy some kind of vegan cereal bar in the health food shop, shouldn’t I?

What are your vegan alternatives to scone, butter, jam & cream?

 

[Blues]

A lot of breads are vegan , check around on the brands and ask at the hotel what breads they use or ask them to check on the ingredients , as an alternative you can then order jam and cream on your bread and margarine if you know it's vegan .

Bread with jam and cream was a Sunday evening treat when I was a kid

 

[Mischief]

A lot of breads are vegan , check around on the brands and ask at the hotel what breads they use or ask them to check on the ingredients , as an alternative you can then order jam and cream on your bread and margarine if you know it's vegan .

Bread with jam and cream was a Sunday evening treat when I was a kid

A hotel is highly unlikely to have vegan cream. However, bread and jam is indeed an option.

Jackdaw, if you want to have your traditional favorites, your best bet is to make them at home.
For example, I just googled "vegan scones recipe" and found quite a few.

Then, when you go out to eat, concentrate on foods that are easily to be found in vegan forms - for example, it's easy to find vegan dishes at Chinese restaurants, and the chef at any self respecting Italian restaurant can easily make you a pasta dish that's vegan, even if there's none on the menu.

 

[KLS52]

Whole Foods makes and sells delicious vegan scones.

The best vegan butter by far, in my opinion, is Miyoko's. Earth Balance is another good option.

So Delicious makes a vegan whipped cream. You can also use the fat from a can of coconut milk and whip that up with a little sweetener.

 

[Blues]

A hotel is highly unlikely to have vegan cream. However, bread and jam is indeed an option.

Thats a good point, peanut butter and jam on bread/ toast is a winner .

 

[Tom L.]

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Then, when you go out to eat, concentrate on foods that are easily to be found in vegan forms - for example, it's easy to find vegan dishes at Chinese restaurants.......

You might have to be careful about dishes with brown sauce, though. Sometimes dark sauces contain oyster. In that case, the restaurant might steam your dish instead of stir-frying it with a sauce. Or, sometimes, you can ask for a white sauce instead. A local restaurant has a mixed-vegetable dish I really like. When they prepare it with a white sauce, it still tastes good- but the tofu seems to be steamed rather than fried.

 

[Mischief]

You might have to be careful about dishes with brown sauce, though. Sometimes dark sauces contain oyster. In that case, the restaurant might steam your dish instead of stir-frying it with a sauce. Or, sometimes, you can ask for a white sauce instead. A local restaurant has a mixed-vegetable dish I really like. When they prepare it with a white sauce, it still tastes good- but the tofu seems to be steamed rather than fried.

With respect to tofu, you can ask to have it steamed or fried, according to your preference, regardless of the sauce.

 

[silva]

I have learned to ask for steamed! I dislike those triangles where they get like a skin from frying.
@Tom- what's in a white sauce at a Chinese restaurant? .

 

[Tom L.]

@silva I'm not sure. It tastes like it's soy or miso based, but it doesn't have that usual brownish color- it's sort of clear, not milky-white such as a salad dressing made with cream might look. I think it might be thickened with cornstarch.

 

[silva]

@Tom - now I'm curious! I wish i knew what to ask for! Like how chow mein is? that has a colorless 'sauce'
Biggest problem with just about every Chinese place by me is a big language barrier

 

[Tom L.]

@silva Actually, that's exactly what it looks like- the kind of sauce chow mein has (unless you get a chow mein that has a brown sauce also- I've had chow mein like that). Maybe I'll ask them the next time I eat there.

 

[Mark Mywordz]

i’m In the process of trying to adopt a vegan diet.
So today I had my last scone, butter, jam & cream in a hotel with my vegetarian friend.
Next time I plan to be prepared, perhaps with a vegan ‘bar’ of something to eat before going into the hotel.
I should be able to buy some kind of vegan cereal bar in the health food shop, shouldn’t I?

What are your vegan alternatives to scone, butter, jam & cream?

You can make your own scones. It's not difficult but you do get better at it with practice. My partner makes excellent scones using: 225g (8oz) plain flour, 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, 40g (1½oz) margarine, 150ml (¼ pint) soy milk, warmed slightly. Most people add a little sugar but we find that scones made without sugar are just as nice. Mostly we add a few currants. When made, cut the scones in half and add a bit of vegan margarine and jam (if you like it). You can make a vegan version of cream but we just leave the cream out.

 

[silva]

@silva Actually, that's exactly what it looks like- the kind of sauce chow mein has (unless you get a chow mein that has a brown sauce also- I've had chow mein like that). Maybe I'll ask them the next time I eat there.

I know what you mean now! I haven't had regular chow mein in a long time, but I was eating with someone who had it and I remembered this. It's just a cornstarch thickened sauce with the chinese veggies- not really much of a distinct taste?