Lemon Cookies

I just made a new lemon cookie recipe and didn't read the entire recipe to see it took special molds.  So, recipe made, I used a 9" layer cake pan and spread the runny batter into this sprayed and floured pan. I veganized it too, of course, so I held out no hope for these poor cookies, now cake.
It tuned out to be delicious so here it is!!

Ingredients:
    2 T of organic applesauce
    1/2 cup white sugar
    5 tablespoons vegan butter substitute
    3/4 cup all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
    2 T of lemon juice
    1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Directions

1. In a large bowl blend applesauce and sugar add vegan butter and blend well. Add in flour, baking powder, lemon, vanilla.
2. Cover bowl with towel and let sit for one hour.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and cooking spray and flour cake pan. Whisk batter then spoon into pan. Bake 12 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Replacing EGGS!

It seemed I was always opening a new jar of applesauce each time I needed to replace an egg in a recipe.  Then I had an idea, the next jar I opened I put up a dozen 'eggs' in a new way by packaging them in dollar store containers in two egg measurements (2 T of applesauce).  I keep them in the freezer and now I always have an 'egg' ready just like the old carton days.

Sweet Potato, Leek and White Bean Chowder - Dynamite!!

1 cup dried white cannellini beans, soaked and drained

6 cups water

2 T vegetable oil

2 cups coarsely chopped leeks, well rinsed

2 cups carrots, diced

1 cup celery

2 or 3 garlic cloves

2 cups diced sweet potatoes, DO not peel

1 t dried thyme

1 t white pepper, I used black, it was all I had in the house

1 t salt

2 cups almond milk

1 1/2 cups corn kernels

2 T minced fresh dill or 1 T dried tarragon

Place beans and water in large saucepan and cook for 1 hour.
Drain, reserving 4 cups of the cooking liquid and set aside.

In another large saucepan, heat the oil, add the leeks, carrots, celery and garlic
and saute over medium heat for 7-10 min until veggies are tender.
Add the beans and reserved liquid, sweet potatoes and seasonings and bring to a summer.
Cook 20 min until potatoes are tender.  Add milk, corn and dill and return to simmer.
Serve hot!

This was really delicious!!

Banana Cake

 
We had some bananas going bad and a banana cake recipe we love
but it called for butter, milk, eggs etc...  So I VEGANIZED it!

Ingredients:
Mix together-
3/4 cup vegan butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups soy milk + 2 T lemon juice


Next add:
3 bananas, mashed, ripe
2 teaspoons lemon juice
small can of crushed pineapple


Lastly:
3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt


Bake at 350 degrees for 45 min or until the knife comes out clean (sounds like an episode of CSI)



Frosting - VG
1/2 cup vegan butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package silken tofu or vegan cream cheese (tofutti)
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 1/2 cups powered sugar

Garnish
chopped walnuts