Tofu and red onion pastry

Makes 4:
Ready rolled puff-pastry (4 squares)
Olive oil (1 tbsp)
Red onion (1 large, finely sliced)
Tofu (200g - crumbled)
Soy sauce (1 tbsp)
Curry powder (1 tsp)

1) Preheat the oven to 200C/390F/Gas 6.
2) Cook the onion in olive oil, over a low heat, until soft.
3) Add the tofu, soy sauce and curry powder and cook for a couple of minutes.
4) Spoon the onion and tofu mixture into the centre of each pastry, leaving the edges clear. Wrap them.
5) Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden.

Vegan Cake

For the last couple of months I've been trying to bake the perfect vegan cake, fluffy, light and moist... and here it is :)

Makes 1 cake:
All-purpose flour (1 1/2 cup)
Baking powder (2 tsp)
Extra virgin olive oil (1/2 cup)
Maple syrup (1/2 cup)
Water (1/2 cup)
Lemon (juice of 1)

1) Preheat the oven to 180° C (350° F).
2) Line a small cake pan.
3) Mix together all ingredients, except the lemon juice, in a large bowl. Add the lemon juice and mix well.
4) Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan, bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the top is golden brown.

Strawberry-chia-coconut smoothie

And the first Provamel experience: a refreshing dairy-free smoothie filled with strawberries, chia seeds and a great coconut taste!

Serves 2:
Strawberries (100g - frozen)

Chia seeds (1 tsp)
Rice and coconut drink (400 ml - Provamel)

1) Blend strawberries, chia and coconut rice milk until smooth.

Provamel reviews

I was recently asked to review Provamel rice and coconut-rice non-dairy milks. I tested out both products and on the next two days I will post two recipes with the results.

Both milks are suitable for vegans and they are low in saturated fat, dairy-free and 100% organic...

Apple Bread

For 1 loaf:
Strong wheat flour (150g)
Whole-wheat flour (125g)
Salt (1 tsp)
Dark muscovado sugar (2 tsp)
Fast-action Dried Yeast (4g)
Extra flour for dusting
Water (150ml - tepid)
Apples (2 - cubed and mixed with sugar and cinnamon)

1) Stir the flours and salt together in a large bowl, then make a well in the centre and add the water, salt, sugar and yeast and stir.
2) Mix with until the mixture comes together.
3) Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Fill the dough with the apples.
4) Shape it and leave in a warm place for at least two hours or until it has doubled in size.
5) Preheat the oven to 180C.
6) Bake the loaf for 20 minutes or until golden brown and crusty. The base should sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.

No-bake Granola

Serves 4:
Rolled oats (100g)
Agave nectar (50g)
Dark Muscovado Sugar (50g)

1) Place agave and the sugar in a small saucepan.
2) Bring to a boil over medium heat; let boil until large bubbles begin to form.
3) Remove from heat and mix the oats stirring to evenly combine.
4) Spread evenly onto a sheet of parchment paper. Allow to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
5) Enjoy with plain yofu!

Raw Cashew and Red Fruits Mousse

And today after a lunch full of veggies, the dessert was...

Serves 2:
Cashews (50g - soaked, at least, 2 hours)
Strawberries (100g - frozen, organic)
Blueberries (50g - frozen, organic)
Agave nectar (2 tbsp)
Coconut oil (1 tbsp - melted)

1) In a blender, blend cashews with fruits until it forms a very smooth paste.
2) Add agave nectar and coconut oil. Mix again until combined.
3) Spoon into two small serving dish and let mousse set up for at least 30 minutes.

Red Lentil Cream Soup

Serves 2 to 4:
Potatoes (200g - peeled)
Butternut Squash (200g - peeled)
Red Lentils (100g)
Garlic (1 clove)
Water (700 ml)
Corianders (2 tbps - fresh, chopped)
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper

1) Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook until the potato is soft.
2) Grind and season with salt, pepper, olive oil and sprinkle with corianders.

Vegan Orange Cake

And for today... an orange vegan cake, fluffy and moist :)

Makes 1 small cake:
Flaxseed (powder - 2 tsp + 2 tsp water)
the Vegg (1 tbsp+1tbsp rice milk)
Dark Muscovado Sugar (4 tbsp)
Yofu (125g - natural, sugar free)
Olive Oil (2 tbsp)
All purpose flour (150g)
Baking powder (2 tsp)
Cinnamon (1tsp)
Orange juice (100 ml + 100ml)

1) Preheat the oven to 180° C (350° F)
2) Line a small cake tin.
3) Mix together all ingredients, use only half of the orange juice and reserve the rest.
4) Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin. Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven.
5) Pour over the orange juice (while the cake is still in the tin) and leave until cold.
6) Ease the cake from the sides of the tin before trying to remove it from the tin.

Autumn Crumble

Serves 6:
For the topping:
Rolled oats (200g)
All purpose flour (50g)
Non-hidrogenated margarine (100g)
Dark muscovado sugar (2 tbsp)
Cinnamon (½ tsp, ground)

For the filling:
Apples (2 - peeled, cored and cut into small pieces)
Pears (2 - peeled, cored and cut into small pieces)
Quinces (2 - peeled, cored and cut into small pieces)
Agave nectar (1 tbsp)
Corn Starch (1 tbsp)
Water (3 tbsp)
Star anise (1)
Cinnamon (1 stick)

1) Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
2) Combine the filling ingredients in a large casserole. Cook over reduce heat for about 10 minutes, or until the fruits are softened but still retain their shape. Remove the star anise, cinnamon stick and discard.
3) Place the oats, flour, cinnamon and sugar in a large bowl and mix well. Taking a few cubes of margarine at a time rub into the flour mixture. Keep rubbing until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
4) Spoon the fruit mixture into the bottom of a ovenproof dish, then sprinkle the crumble mixture on top.
5) Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until the crumble is browned and the fruit mixture bubbling.

Vegan Coconut Cake

Serves 4:
Flaxseed (powder - 2 tsp + 2 tsp water)
Dark Muscovado Sugar (75g + 10g)
Coconut Milk (120 ml)
All purpose flour (100g)
Baking powder (1 tsp)
Non-hydrogenated soy margarine (1tbsp)
Coconut (2 tbsp)

1) Preheat oven to 175C/350F.
2) In a bowl mix flaxseed, muscovado sugar (75g), coconut milk, flour and baking powder until well combined. Reserve the rest of muscovado sugar, margarine and coconut and combine them in a small bowl.
3) Pour batter into prepared pan. Top with the coconut mixture.
4) Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.

Mushrooms Fusilli

Serves 2 to 3:
Fusilli (200g - cooked and drained)
Mushrooms (200g - sliced)
Pineapple (100g - cubed) 
Red Pepper (50g - cubed)
Green Pepper (50g - cubed)
Soy Cream (200 ml)
Olive Oil
Soy Sauce (1 tbsp - reduced salt)

1) Heat the olive oil in a pan and sauté the mushrooms for a few minutes, until soft.
2) Add the peppers and the pineapple and cook for 5 minutes.
3) Sprinkle with soy sauce.
4) Add the soy cream, the cooked fusilli and simmer for 2 minutes.

Vegg Waffles

Today I made some vegan waffles to try "the Vegg" vegan egg yolk. The result: light and tasty waffles :)

Makes 3:
Plain flour (50g)
Whole wheat flour (50g)
Rice drink (250 ml)
Baking powder (1 tsp)
Non-hydrogenated margarine (1 tbsp)
Flaxseed (powder - 1 tsp)
Agave nectar (1 tsp)
the Vegg (1 tsp)
Raspberry (sugar free) jam (for topping)
(Waffle machine)

1) In a blender mix the Vegg and the rice drink.
2) Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
3) Leave the batter to "swell" for 5-10 minutes.
4) Preheat the waffle iron.
5) Cook the batter in the waffle machine.
6) Eat the waffles warm or room temperature.

the Vegg

Today I received a new product to try, the Vegg, the world’s first vegan egg yolk. 

Fat free, dairy, soy, gluten, EGG, and animal free... really great and delicious.

I made some French Toasts but they were so good that I forgot to take the picture :)

In the next days I will post some recipes...

Blueberry and Apple Pie

When summer and autumn are together, the flavours mix into this delicious pie!

Serves 6:
Apples (4 - peeled, cored, sliced)
Blueberries (75g)
Margarine (2 tbsp)
Muscovado Sugar (60g)
Cinnamon (½ tsp)
Cornstarch (¼ tsp)
Vegan puff pastry (250g)

1) Preheat the oven to 180C.
2) Place the apples and blueberries in a bowl add the sugar, cinnamon, margarine and cornstarch. Mix well.
4) Line a baking pan with the dough and garnish with the apples and blueberries.
5) Bake for about 40 minutes or until golden brown.

Pepper and Tofu Stir-Fry

Serves 2:
Tofu (200g - firm, cubbed)
Olive oil (1 tbsp)
Red Pepper (1 - de seeded and chopped)
Green Pepper (1 - de seeded and chopped)
Garlic (1 clove - chopped)
Soy sauce (1 tbsp)
Black pepper (freshly ground)

1) Heat the olive oil in a wok or a large frying pan, add the tofu and fry for 3 minutes, then add the garlic, peppers and fry for 2 minutes.
2) Add the soy sauce, freshly ground black pepper and fry for 2 minutes.

Beetroot Greens

Serves 2:
Beet Greens (300g)
Olive Oil (1 tbsp)
Pepper (freshly ground)

1) Wash the greens with cold water. Drain and cut away any heavy stems.
2) In a large skillet in low heat add the beet greens and sprinkle with olive oil. Simmer for 10 minutes until the greens are tender. Season with pepper.

Smoked Tofu and Tomato Chickpea Wraps

This was the first time I used gram/chickpea flour, the result is amazing... great taste!

For the warps (makes 4):
Chickpea/gram flour (1 cup)
Water (1 cup)
Nutritional yeast (1 tbsp)
Salt (1/2 tsp)

For the filling:
Smoked Tofu (16 stripes -+ 200g)
Tomato (8 slices)

1) Heat a non-stick pan on medium-high heat with a bit of olive oil.
2) Add flour, nutritional yeast and seasoning to a bowl and stir to combine. Slowly add water, mixing well.
3) Add 2 tbsp of batter to the pan and whirl around to fill out the pan in a thin layer.
4) Cook until golden on both sides. Do the same for the other 3 wraps.
5) Fill with the sliced tomato and tofu and enjoy!

Rice Salad

Serves 2:
Brown rice (150g - cooked)
Sweet Corn (150g - cooked)
Mushrooms (150g - sliced)
Pineapple (75g - cubed)
Chive (fresh - 1 tbsp)
Olive oil
Soy sauce
Pepper

1) In a frying pan place the sliced ​​mushrooms sprinkle with a little olive oil and cook until the mushrooms are soft.
2) Add the corn, pineapple, rice and chives mixing well and cooking until everything is warm. 3) Sprinkle with soy sauce, pepper and serve warm or room temperature.

Apple "Boleima"

A tradicional portuguese recipe from alentejo, "veganized" :)

Plain flour (2 cups)
Whole wheat flour (1 cup)
Rice Milk (1 cup - or any other vegetable milk)
Coconut oil (1/2 cup)
Apples (4 - cut into quarters and laminated)
Muscovado Sugar (1/2 cup) 
Cinnamon (1 tbsp)

1) Preheat oven to 180C.
1) Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl and make a hole in the center, place the milk and the oil into it and mix until smooth.
2) Knead by hand adding more flour if necessary. Divide the dough into two roughly equal parts.
3) Place one portion of dough on vegetable parchment and flatten with a roll pin until gets thin. Do the same with the other and reserve.
4) Cut the apples into quarters, peel and cut them into thin slices. 
5) Place the vegetable parchment with one part of the dough in the baking pan, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and distribute the apple slices and sprinkle again with sugar and cinnamon.
6) Turn the second dough over the apples. 
7) Slightly close the ends of the dough squeezing them between your fingers.
8) Bake until golden brown (about 25 minutes).

Raspberry Cake

A moisty and delicious vegan cake...

Makes 1 small cake:
Yofu (125g - natural, sugar free)
Muscovado Sugar (3 tbsp)
Flour (150g)
Soy margarine (1 tbsp)
Flaxseed (ground - 3 tbsp mixed with 3 tbsp water)
Baking powder (2 tsp)
Raspberry Spread (sugar free - 2 tbsp)

1) Preheat the oven to 180° C (350° F)
2) Line a small cake pan.
3) Mix together all ingredients, except the raspberry spread, in a large bowl.
4) Pour half of the batter into the prepared cake pan spread the raspberry over it and pour the rest of the batter, bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the top is golden brown.

Cabbage and Apple Sautéed

Serves 2:
Green cabbage (350g - halved cored and finely shredded)
Apple (150g - Golden delicious, cored and sliced)
Garlic (1 clove - finely minced)
Olive oil (1 tbsp)
Salt
Black pepper (freshly ground)

1) In a large deep skillet add the cabbage with 2 tbsp of water and cook over moderately high heat, tossing, until wilted, about 10 minutes or until tender.
2) Add the apples, garlic, olive oil and toss well. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples are just tender, about 5 minutes.
3) Season with salt and pepper and serve.

Vegan Cake

Makes 1 cake:
Vegan margarine (150g)
Muscovado sugar (100g)
Flaxseed (powder - 1 tbsp)
Apple puré (240g)
Wheat flour (240g)
Baking powder (1 tbsp)

1) Preheat oven to 180C.
2) Cream together vegan margarine and muscovado sugar. Add flaxseed and apple puré.
3) Work in flour and baking powder.

4) Pour in the batter in a prepared cake tin.
5) Bake for 40 minutes or until done.

Vegan Soy Patties

Makes 10:
Soy (TVP small - 100g)
Garlic (1 clove)
Corianders (1 tbsp - chopped)
Salt (q.b.)
Tomato purée (1 tbsp)
Rice drink (2 tbsp)
Cornstarch (1 tbsp)
Flaxseed (powder - 1 tbsp)
Corn flour (1 tbsp)
Olive oil

1) Rinse the soy in warm water.
2) In a food processor mix soy, garlic, corianders and salt until well combined.
3) Add the tomato, rice drink, cornstarch, flaxseed and mix well.
4) Shape and roll the patties in the corn flour.
4) Heat olive oil in a frying pan until it's a medium heat.
5) Shallow fry for five minutes or until cooked through and golden.

Strawberry Bread Rolls

Makes 10:
For the dough:
Whole wheat flour (300g)
Agave nectar (30g)
Non hydrogenated margarine (50g)
Instant dry yeast (2g)
Rice drink (150 ml)
Flaxseed (powder-10g)
For the Filling
Strawberry jam (unsweetened - 100g)

For the Glaze
Agave nectar (2 tbsp)

1) Combine all ingredients, in a large bowl, and mix together until you have dough that is sticky and tacky. Dough should clear the sides of the mixer while kneading but still sticking to the bottom.
2) Turn the dough into a floured surface and knead it for about 2 minutes. Roll the dough into a rectangle and spread the jam evenly, leaving a small margin near edges.
3) Starting with a long side, roll to form a tight cylinder. Slice it into 10 evenly sized pieces
4) Arrange the rolls in the prepared baking pan. Cover with plasticwrap and allow to rice for 30 minutes.
5) Preheat oven to 180ºC and bake for 20 minutes or lightly golden top and cooked through.
6) After baking drizzle agave nectar over the warm rolls.

Sunbutter

Makes 1 cup:
Sunflower seed kernels (raw, unsalted - 2 cups)
Agave nectar (2 tbsp)

1) Place the sunflower seed kernels in the bowl of your food processor
2) Pulse until a meal is formed.
3) Scrape down sides of the bowl.
4) Add the agave nectar.
5) Continue to process for about 10 minutes, until you have creamy sunbutter.

Vegan German Apple Cake

Makes 1 cake:
Apples (4 - peeled and cubed)
Non-hidrogenated margarine (100g)
Muscovado sugar (75g)
Apple sauce (240g - unsweetened)
Rice milk (2 tbsp)
Whole-wheat flour (210g)
Baking powder (2 1/2 tsp)

Topping
Apples (2 - peeled and cut into slices)
Cinnamon (2 tsp)
Agave nectar (1 tbsp)

1) Preheat oven to 180ºC.
2) Cream together margarine and sugar, then mix in the apple sauce and rice milk and slowly add the flour, baking powder and cubed apples to the wet mixture, being careful not to over-mix. Pour the batter into a baking pan.
3) Mix together the apples, agave, cinnamon and arrange apples on the batter top.
4) Bake for 60 minutes or until golden brown.

Vegan Waffles

Makes 5:
Plain flour (2 cups)
Rice drink (2 cups)
Baking Powder (1 tsp)
Non-hydrogenated margarine (50g - melted and cooled)
Flaxseed (powder - 1 tbsp)
Sweet Toppings (raspberries, vegan cocoa sauce)
(Waffle machine)

1) Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
2) Leave the batter to "swell" for 5-10 minutes.
3) Preheat the waffle iron.
4) Cook the batter in the waffle machine.
5) Eat the waffles warm or room temperature.

Strawbanana Chia Smoothie

2 servings:
Strawberries (10 - organic)
Banana (1- ripe)
Rice Milk (500 ml - fresh)
Chia Seeds (1 tbsp - soaked overnight)

1) Peel a ripe banana and break it into small chunks.
2) Pour the rice milk into a blender add the chia, banana and strawberries. Blend it up until there are no chunks left. 

Cheddar and Parmesan Biscuits

Makes 25-30 biscuits:
Non-hydrogenated margarine (100g)
Plain flour (100g + extra for flouring)
Pepper
Mature Cheddar (50g - finely grated)
Vegetarian Parmesan (50g - finely grated + a little extra)
Egg (1 - beaten)

1) Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
2) Place the margarine and flour into the bowl of a food processor with the pepper and cheeses. Process together.
3) Wrap in cling film and leave to chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
4) Lightly flour a work surface and gently roll out the pastry. Cut out the biscuits to the size and shape you wish. Lay them out on a greased baking tray.
5) Carefully brush the surface of each biscuit with the egg and sprinkle over a little finely grated parmesan.
6) Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Sugestion: For the vegan version use vegan cheeses and a bit of olive oil to brush the biscuits.

Chocolate Cake with Strawberries

Makes 1:
Egg replacement ( equivalent to 3)
Flour (250g)
Muscovado Sugar (200g)
Olive oil (125 ml)
Baking Soda (2 tsp)
Baking Cocoa (80g)
Water (200 ml - boiling)

Frosting:
Semi-sweet chocolate (100g)
Non-hydrogenated margarine (1 tsp)
Fresh Strawberries (10) 

Filling:
Strawberry jam (sugar free, organic - 100g)
1) Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas4.
2) Line two cake tins with parchement paper. Set aside.
3) In large mixing bowl, stir together dry ingredients.
4) Add egg replacement and oil, beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
5) Stir in boiling water by hand (batter will be thin).
6) Divide the batter.  Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool.
7) Prepare the frosting. Melt the chocolate with the margarine.
8) Spread the jam and sandwich the cakes together.
9) Pour over the chocolate frosting and fresh strawberries.

Tofu Fingers

Serves 2:
Soy sauce (2 tbsp)
Water (1 tbsp)
Garlic (minced - 1 tsp)
Ginger (grated - 1 tsp)
Lime (1 - juice)
Tofu (firm, large stripes - 250g)
Corn flour (enough to coat)
Sesame seeds (1 tbsp)
Black Pepper
Olive oil

1) Mix together the soy sauce, water, garlic, lime and ginger in a medium-sized bowl.
2) Add the tofu, coat in the mixture and allow to marinate for 15 minutes or longer if possible.
3) Mix the flour, the sesame seeds and the pepper.
3) Set aside the liquid mixture and drain the tofu. Dredge the tofu in the flour mixture, coating it on all sides
4) Place a sauté pan or wok over high heat. When smoking, add just enough of the olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the tofu and cook until is brown.

Honey and Olive Oil Biscuits

Makes 30:
Olive oil (125 ml)
Cinamon (1 tbsp)
Honey (50g)
Muscovado sugar (175g)
Cereal Coffee (2 tbsp)
Water (250 ml)
Plain flour (250g)

1) In a saucepan combine all the ingredients, except the flour, and cook until everything is mixed and boiling.
2) Remove from heat and, with a wooden spoon, add the flour mixture, all at once, and stir until combined. 3) Return saucepan to the heat and stir constantly until the dough comes away from the sides of the pan and forms a thick smooth ball (about 1-2 minutes).
3) Pre-heat the oven to 200C.
4) Once the dough is lukewarm, shape the biscuits.
5) Bake them for about 15'.

Tofu kebabs

Makes 4 kebabs:
Tofu (firm - 200g cut into small squares)
Red pepper (1 small cut into small squares)
Zucchini (1 small cut into small squares)
Pineapple (100g - cut into small squares)
4 skewers

Marinade:
Lemon juice (2 tbsp)
Soy sauce (2 tbsp)
Garlic (2 cloves)
Bay leave (2)
Ground pepper

1) Mix the marinade ingredients, and pour over the ingredients (in small squares). Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
2) Thread red pepper, zucchini, pineapple and tofu alternately onto skewers.
3) Heat barbeque or grill plate over a medium heat. Place kebabs onto hot plate or grill. Turn kebabs to ensure even cooking. Cook for 5-10 minutes. Drizzle kebabs with any remaining marinade.

Tofu and Olives Pâté

Serves 2 to 4:
Tofu (100g)
Black Olives (100g)
Pepper
Olive oil

1) Blend the ingredients until smooth.
2) Serve on toast.

Summer Feta Salad

Serves 2:
Tomato (2 - diced)
Cucumber (1 - diced)
Beetroot (1- finely sliced)
Carrot (1- finely sliced)
Radishes (4 - finely sliced)
Black Olives (15 - unpitted)
Gherkins (15 - very small)
Feta Cheese (100g - cubbed)
Chives (1 tbsp - chopped)
Basil (2 tbsp - chopped)
Olive oil (1 tsp)
Lemon juice (1 tsp)

1) Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
2) Gently toss to combine. Eat fresh.

Oat&Banana Skillet Cookies

Makes 10-12 cookies:
Rolled oats (60g)
Quinoa flour (20g)
Maple syrup (2 tbsp)
Banana (1, mashed)
Nuts (2 tbsp, chopped)
Vanilla extract (1/2 tsp)
Cinnamon (1 tsp)
Baking soda (1/2 tsp)
Baking powder (1/2 tsp)
Unrefined coconut oil (3 tsp, for cooking)

1) In a bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients.
2) In another bowl, mash the banana, add the maple and the vanilla.
3) Stir the wet into the dry until just combined. The batter should be thick.
4) Heat a skillet over med-low heat and add 2 tsp of coconut oil.
5) Spoon the batter into the pan and press down lightly.
6) Cook until the bottoms are golden brown and then flip.
7) Repeat the process with the rest of the dough.
8) Place on a cooling rack, and they will firm up a bit more once cooled.

Cocoa Bread

Makes 1 loaf (+- 700g)
Whole wheat Flour (300g)
Strong wheat flour (150g)
Cocoa Powder (50g)
Salt (1/2 tsp)
Fast Action Dried Yeast (3g)
Muscovado Sugar (4 tsp)
Warm Water (250 ml)

1) In a large bowl mix together the flour, cocoa, salt, yeast and sugar.
2) Add the water and roughly mix it into the flour.
3) Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead the dough firmly for several minutes.
4) Shape the dough and put it into an oiled bread tin or into a baking sheet.
5) Leave dough to rise for about 2 hours in a warm place.
6) Bake in a preheated oven (180C) for 20 minutes and hollow sounding when tapped.

Coconut Bites

Makes 12 small squares:
Shredded coconut (unsweetened - 80g)
Agave (1/4 cup)
Coconut oil (2 tbsp)
Vanilla (optional)

1) Combine all ingredients.
2) Squish into any small container.
3) Put in the refrigerator for at least one hour before cutting into squares.
4) Can be stored in the fridge, for two weeks.

Simple Overnight Oats

Serves 2:
Rolled oats (90g)
Rice drink (240 ml)

1) Stir everything together in a bowl. Place in fridge overnight.
2) In the morning top with one sliced banana or some cinnamon. 

Lemon Cake

Serves 4 to 6:
Plain flour (200 g)
Baking powder (2 tsp)
Muscovado Sugar (140g)
Eggs (2 - organic or free range)
Soy margarine (100g)
Lemon (1 - juice)

1) Preheat oven to 180 C. Grease and flour a cake tin.
2) Mix flour and baking powder in a bowl. Add the sugar, eggs, margarine and lemon juice. Using electric beaters, beat until smooth.
3) Pour the cake batter in the tin.
4) Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Remove cake from the oven and leave to cool slightly; turn out onto a wire rack.

Quinoa, Carob and Apple Bread

For 1 loaf or 10 buns:
Water (250 ml - warm)
Strong Wheat flour (300g)
Quinoa flour (100g)
Carob flour (50g)
Fast-action Dried Yeast (3g)
Apple (1 large or 1 1/2 small - diced)
Muscovado Sugar (1 tbsp)
Cinnamon (1 tsp)

1) Stir the flours and salt together in a large bowl, then make a well in the centre and add the water, salt, sugar and yeast and stir.
2) Mix with until the mixture comes together.
3) Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Fill the dough with the apple and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
4) Shape it in one loaf or 10 small buns and leave it in a warm place for at least two hours or until it has doubled in size.
5) Preheat the oven to 180C.
6) Bake the loaf for 20 minutes or until golden brown and crusty. The base should sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.

Whole Wheat Bread with Seitan Chouriço and Olives

For 2 loaves:
Strong wheat flour (250g)
Whole-wheat flour (250g)
Salt (1 tsp)
Demerara sugar (1 tsp)
Fast-action Dried Yeast (4g)
Extra flour for dusting
Water (300ml - tepid)
Black Olives (15 - pitted)
Seitan Chouriço (100g)

1) Stir the flours and salt together in a large bowl, then make a well in the centre and add the water, salt, sugar and yeast and stir.
2) Mix with until the mixture comes together.
3) Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Fill the dough with the olives and the chouriço and sprinkle with oreganos and black pepper.
4) Shape it in two loaves and leave it in a warm place for at least two hours or until it has doubled in size.
5) Preheat the oven to 180C.
6) Bake the loaf for 20 minutes or until golden brown and crusty. The base should sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.

Rice and Wheat Bread

For 2 loaves:
Strong wheat flour (350g)
Rice flour (350g)
Salt (1 tsp)
Muscovado sugar (1 tsp)
Fast-action Dried Yeast (4g)
Extra flour for dusting
Water (300 ml - tepid)

1) Stir the flours and salt together in a large bowl, then make a well in the centre and add the water, salt, sugar and yeast and stir.
2) Mix until the mixture comes together and forms a slightly lumpy and sticky dough.
3) Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead until it’s smooth and elastic.
4) Shape it in two loaves and leave it in a warm place for at least two hours until it has doubled in size.
5) Preheat the oven to 180C.
6) Bake the loaf for 20 minutes or until golden brown and crusty. The base should sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.

Spelt Bread

Makes 1 loaf (+- 700g)
Wholegrain Spelt Flour (350g)
Strong wheat flour (150g)
Salt (1/2 tsp)
Fast Action Dried Yeast (3g)
Muscovado Sugar (1 tsp)
Warm Water (250 ml)

1) In a large bowl mix together the flour, salt, yeast and sugar.
2) Add the water and roughly mix it into the flour.
3) Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead the dough firmly for several minutes.
4) Shape the dough and put it into an oiled bread tin or into a baking sheet.
5) Leave dough to rise for about 2 hours in a warm place.
6) Bake in a preheated oven (180C) for 20 minutes and hollow sounding when tapped.

Homemade Bread Workshop

This was our first homemade bread workshop ... the day was bright, the company was great and the bread... delicious :)

Thanks for your participation!

I'll post the recipes in the following days...