I thought you might be interested in this article (http://myvegrecipes.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/egg-replacement/) of egg replacements. That seems like it'd be the biggest problem for trying to bake vegan stuff. One of the suggestions is mashed banana, which I find surprising and interesting; here's a nice simple recipe for vegan banana cake (http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegancakerecipes/r/bananacake.htm) (the obvious cake to try first, since you can be assured the extra banana won't interfere with the flavour of the cake!). Apparently puréed unseasoned tofu makes a decent replacement too.
I may try making this myself, actually, it's put me in the mood for banana cake. You should try to make one before your mum arrives! If it fails you can dispose of the evidence and she'll be none the wiser;if it succeeds you can offer her some and be all like "Oh, this old thing? I just threw it together the other day, no big deal.".
Now I'm wondering if I can come up with a vegan pastry for a strawberry tart (one of my favourites). Although I guess strawberries are harder to come by at this time of year. I'll come up with some sort of tart, anyway!
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Date: 2010-11-22 10:43 am (UTC)I thought you might be interested in this article (http://myvegrecipes.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/egg-replacement/) of egg replacements. That seems like it'd be the biggest problem for trying to bake vegan stuff. One of the suggestions is mashed banana, which I find surprising and interesting; here's a nice simple recipe for vegan banana cake (http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegancakerecipes/r/bananacake.htm) (the obvious cake to try first, since you can be assured the extra banana won't interfere with the flavour of the cake!). Apparently puréed unseasoned tofu makes a decent replacement too.
I may try making this myself, actually, it's put me in the mood for banana cake. You should try to make one before your mum arrives! If it fails you can dispose of the evidence and she'll be none the wiser;if it succeeds you can offer her some and be all like "Oh, this old thing? I just threw it together the other day, no big deal.".
Now I'm wondering if I can come up with a vegan pastry for a strawberry tart (one of my favourites). Although I guess strawberries are harder to come by at this time of year. I'll come up with some sort of tart, anyway!