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Vegan Meringues

*** Vegan meringues ***

Ingredients

Aquafaba from one can of chickpeas (200ml)
150g/1&half cups of icing sugar (powdered sugar) – sieved
1 tsp of cider vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

  • Whisk the aquafaba, sugar, vanilla and apple cider vinegar at a high speed for at least 10 minutes. It requires an electric mixer.
  • The bowl must have no grease, wipe with some cider vinegar. Wipe the baking tray apple cider vinegar. Any grease will cause them to collapse.
  • Bake in over at 120C/245F for 1 hour 15 minutes (if you prefer them browned leave for longer). Leave in oven for at least another 30 minutes once you turn of the oven, better still leave until oven is fully cooled down.

They taste and look like egg meringues.

Shortbread biscuits

*** Dairy free, egg free and gluten free shortbread biscuits ***

100g plain flour (any type of flour)
100g cornflour
150g Dairy free butter
75g icing sugar (powder sugar)

Method
• Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
• Cream the butter and sugar together
• Sieve in the flours
• Mix well until the ingredients come together
• Roll it out on a floured surface and cut into required shapes.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes

Birthday cake – chocolate

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Vegan Chocolate cake

*** Dairy free, soya free, egg free and wheat free ***

Ingredients

  • Dry ingredients

280g self raising flour

70g caster sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

Half teaspoon bicarbonate soda

Pinch of salt

  • Wet ingredients

375ml dairy free milk

120ml coconut oil melted

180ml apple puree

180ml golden syrup

2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar

Method

  • Preheat the oven 180 degrees Celsius.
  • Mix the dry ingredients together
  • Put the wet ingredients in a separate bowl and whisk.
  • Add the wet ingredients to dry ingredients, mixing constantly.
  • Immediately put into lined cake tin (or split between 2 tins if you want to make a sandwich cake)
  • Bake for 28 minutes, less time if you bake in 2 halves (sandwich cake). Be careful not to over bake.

Rainbow buns

*** Rainbow buns ***

Dairy free, egg free and gluten free

Ingredients
250g self raising flour (I use Aldi gluten free self raising flour)
1 tsp baking powder
125g sugar
60ml sunflower oil
200ml milk (any alternative milk)
20ml golden syrup
Food colouring
Method
  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
  • Sieve flour and baking soda together. Add the sugar.
  • In another bowl whisk the milk, oil and syrup together. (this is really important)
  • Add the liquid to dry ingredients and mix well but don’t over mix.
  • Split the mix in 3. Add about a teaspoon of food colouring to 2 of the portions.
  • Spoon separately into bun cases.
  • Bake at 180 degrees celsius for 12/15 minutes.

Healthy Vegetable muffins

*** Vegan gluten free vegetable muffins ***

Dairy free, soya free, egg free and gluten free healthy savoury muffins

1 medium courgette – finely grated
1 medium carrot – finely grated
30g peas
30g sweet corn
100ml any milk
60ml yogurt
60ml flavourless oil
1 well mashed banana
250 plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt

*** Method ***

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
• Mix the vegetables, milk, yogurt, oil and banana well together
• Slowly add the flour, baking powder and salt. Make sure it’s fully mixed but do not over mix.
• Spoon in to bun cases
• Bake for 15/18 minutes

TIPS

  • Rice milk is the best alternative milk for baking
  • I use coconut yogurt (koko)
  • If you use fruit flavoured yogurt it adds a variation to the flavour
  • I used rapeseed oil but sunflower or vegetable oil also works
  • If there is any of the vegetables you do not wish to use, add more of a different vegetable.
  • I used Aldi Gluten free flour
  • If you remove the juice from the grated vegetables then add 30ml extra milk.
  • If you are not gluten free then this recipe works well with half plain flour and half Wholemeal flour.
  • They freeze well so handy for lunch box.

Cashew squares

*** Dairy free, soya free, egg free, gluten free and no added sugar ***

For the based:

  • 100g Cup of Dates
  • 100g of Cashews

For the cashew topping:

  • 100g of Dates
  • 100g of Cashew Butter
  • 2 tablespoons Coconut Oil, Melted
  • Pinch of salt

For the chocolate topping:

  • 100g dark dairy and soya free chocolate
  • 1 tablespoon of coconut oil

*** Method ***

  • Soak all the dates in hot water for about 5 minutes.
  • Put the cashew nuts in the blender and blend until to get to a flour like consistency.
  • Fully drain the dates and add half to the blender. Blend until all the dates are broken down and the mixture comes together.
  • Press the mixture down in a lined baking tray and place in fridge while you make topping.
  • To make the topping, blend the rest of the dates until as smooth as possible.
  • Add in the cashew butter and melted coconut oil.
  • Spread the topping on the base and place in freezer for at least 2 hours.
  • Melt the chocolate and coconut oil for on top.
  • Spread the chocolate across the top. Since the cashew topping is frozen, the chocolate will harden very quickly, even as you spread it.
  • Put it back in freezer to allow chocolate to fully set.
  • Cut in squares.
  • They can be stored in either the fridge or freezer and remove as required.

Apple layered cake

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Apple layered cake
*** Dairy free, soya free, egg free and gluten free ***
Sponge layer
170g self raising gluten free flour
1&half tsp baking powder
100g caster sugar
40ml flavourless oil (I used sunflower oil)
70ml apple puree
200ml milk (I use rice milk)
Apple layer
2 medium cooking apples
3 tablespoon caster sugar (may need to vary depending on sweetness of apples)
*** Method ***
Preheat oven to 180 deg Celsius
– Sponge layer –
Mix all dry ingredients
Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
– Apple layer –
Line cake tray with parchment paper.
Slice apples thinly and layer on tray.
Sprinkle sugar over the apples.
Pour sponge mix over the apple mix and bake for 20/22 minutes.

Vegan gluten free brownies

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** Vegan gluten free brownies ***
Dairy free, soya free, egg free and gluten free
Too tasty.

1 tbsp milled flaxseed
50ml lukewarm water
250g any plain flour (I use gluten free)
60g cocoa powder
200g caster sugar
150g brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
100ml milk (I use rice milk)
120ml water
280ml flavourless oil (sunflower oil, vegetable oil, rapeseed oil)

*** Method ***
• Mix the flaxseed and water and whisk, leave a side for at least 10 minutes
• Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
• Mix together the flour, cocoa powder, sugars, baking powder and salt (dry mix)
• In a separate bowl, put all the other ingredients along with the extra water and whisk well. (Liquid ingredients)
• Slowly add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients. Ensure it is mixed well.
• Pour into a greased baking dish.
• Baked for 30 minutes. Do not over bake, should still be soft in the middle.