Impatient Brownies and French Toast

Brownies

1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder   
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup boiling water
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup chocolate chips

350F, on lowest rack, for 30 minutes, in a greased pan.
Then turn heat off and leave in oven for 5 minutes longer.
Remove pan onto cooling rack, allow to cool an hour before cutting.
Makes about 16 squares.

*This was a cross between ATK vegan brownie recipe and my own. Theirs used water in place of my chia eggs, more sugar, and more chocolate.

The Aquafaba French Toast Test.

3/4 cup aquafaba
1/4 cup almond milk
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
dash salt
5-8 pieces of bread

It was edible, I would eat it again in a heartbeat, but I would also prefer to make it better. Some recipes called for half and half aquafaba and a non-dairy milk, others called for 2 to 1 part ratios. I went with about 3/4 cup aquafaba (what I drained out of a can of prepared chickpeas), and filled to rest of the cup with almond milk, added 2 tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon.
Stirred well, barely ran 5 pieces of bread through, they absorbed way too much liquid (this would be better as a hard bread receiver, or oven bake probably, or if slightly whipped)
They made me think of french toast although since mine were very wet, reminded me of very ripe, brown bananas.
Had it been made with egg I would have wanted it cooked more, but it wasn't, and it was burning in an attempt to make all the wet dry up.
Next batch, perhaps I will make it using half the batter I used, and brush it on the bread, or use some dense/old loaf. I might also consider adding nutritional yeast to thicken the batter a tiny bit.

What is this aquafaba? It is the cooking liquid from beans (bean water), mainly it is from chickpeas, but others can probably be used the same way (testing that this week). So it is either the liquid you drain off from your can of chickpeas/beans, or the water you cooked your plain beans in (not the water you pre-soaked the beans in before cooking).
Here is some nutritional info on it- http://aquafaba.com/nutrition.html







Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Impatient for Freezer Meal-Making

Meals are being made and I just keep freezing the left overs. Spinach and Artichoke Casserole This was good split between the two of us on a hungry day, but would also make a great side for maybe 8 spoonfuls. Grease a pie plate and add the mixed combination of: 2 handfuls cut spinach 6.5 ounce jar marinated artichokes drained and minced 1 cup rehydrated, slightly seasoned (broth), broken into smaller pieces soy curls 2 cups crushed tortilla chips 2 mushrooms, minced 2 green onion stalks, sliced 1 cup bechamel (oil, flour, nutritional yeast, almond milk, salt, pepper, garlic) Bake about 350f for 45 minutes, or until browned, or bubbly. The Hotdogs I steam in parchment and foil wrappers. These might do good on a grill or a stick over fire but I have not tried it. I fry it in a pan to give it crispy edges all around. I eats like a hot dog, but don't expect that elastic molded-meat pull to it. This is more like if you made food out of play dough. 1 1/2 tbsp toma...
Read more

Impatient Training and Reboot

Husband decided that he wanted to learn to cook (without having to follow silly recipes). The first weekend was a basic yeast bread. Second was a jewelled, vegan rice (tvp, rice, seasoning, pistacchios, broth, dried apricots, raisins, onion, tomato, red bell pepper). Third, I ended up with strep throat, but had pulled out a pork roast to thaw-gave him written directions how to use the dutch oven with coal for the piece of meat- how to preheat, etc, outside. Pulled out seasonings for him to use his own judgement on so he can gauge seasoning use. Everything has come out pretty perfect! Never having had strep before, it has been/is still an interesting thing to go through. The first day I just thought it was monthly issues, then 3 am I began throwing up. By the second days' evening, my throat was sore and swollen, I pretty much figured I would die before my 21 year old cat. On the third day I went in to see a doctor because I realized it wasn't allergies and found it hard...
Read more

Impatient to Clean the Freezer Out Before Fall (Vegan Muffins, Vegan Shwarma meat, Goulash, Stuffed Mushrooms, Black Bean Burgers)

Image
7/26 Muffins 1 1/2 cups frozen cherries (second time was strawberries) 2 2/3 cups flour (*-1/3) 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 cup sugar (*- 3 tbsp) 1/2 cup oil (I may try to reduce this to 1/4 cup) (*use only 1/3 cup oil) 1 cup almond milk 1 tsp vanilla 2 tsp apple cider vinegar 350 F for about 35 minutes, or until golden. I got 15 muffins out of my batch. (Still made 16 even with reducing flour, sugar, and oil) ** These seem highly unstable depending on humidity. I live in the desert but it rained last night and batter was way too wet, added more flour this third time. *Also sprinkled half with the coarse sugar on top. Have to make about 5 more batches to finish off fruit in freezer, freeze for tea. 7/27 Black Bean Burgers Smashed and mixed 1/2 cup black beans with 1/3 cup tvp that had been rehydrated with 2/3 cup broth 1/2 cup of bread crumbs Made 3, 1/2 cup serving burgers. Will try tomorrow! *Edit, they looked great, tasted grea...
Read more