Right, I can't find that this has been posted elsewhere. I am VERY VERY excited about this! LOOK!
I love Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World. I can't wait for this one to be released. Not 'til November, though!
Right, I can't find that this has been posted elsewhere. I am VERY VERY excited about this! LOOK!
I love Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World. I can't wait for this one to be released. Not 'til November, though!
"You're right, Jackie. The Fonz could beat up Bruce Lee."
I like that it's similar to the cupcake book
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I'm excited too...
The only downside is I have bought so many cookbooks lately and I know I won't be able to resist! (Newest additions being Ani Phyo's Raw Dessert book, Vegan Fire and Spice, and Isa's Vegan Brunch)
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yaaaaay! *hops up and down*
blessed
just got a copy from the library.
contents --
drop cookies -24 recipes
wholesome cookies -9 recipes
bar cookies -14 recipes
fancy cookies -16 recipes
sliced/rolled cookies -18 recipes
it's my kind of cookbook. very first recipe is for chocolate chip cookies ooh, just saw cranberry white chocolate biscotti. gotta try that soon
I made the chocolate chip cookies last week, though I had to substitute a few ingredients, such as arrowroot instead of tapioca flour. They were very nice. I'll increase the volume of dry ingredients next time though, as the mixture was a bit too liquid.
1 tablespoon - the same quantity as the tapioca flour the recipe called for. I guess cornflour would do as well.
I have to book and I just made the Mexican Wedding Cookies and they are just wonderful. You cannot eat just one
I made the chocolate peanut butter pillow cookies from this cookbook and they are amazing. My family gobbled them up right away. They taste like reeses cups. They are a choc dough on the outside with a peanut butter dough in the middle. If you have this book, you have to try them!!!
"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each."
I will give them a try! Thanks for the tip they sound great
I've made the chocolate peanut butter pillow cookies twice now. The first time everything was a bit runny and sticky, and the cookies ended up kinda flat with a peanutty layer in the middle. The second time the dough was less sticky, but the cookies ended up HUGE (my fault, got carried away). My OH said he actually preferred the first batch. I liked both of them, but all the chocolate and sugar made me a bit loopy.
Will soon try something else from the book, and will let you know how I get on.
I received this for Christmas, and so far have only made the choc chip cookies, and the banana 'everything' cookies. Both were amazing and I got lots of compliments - hopefully this won't compromise the New Year healthy eating drive!
"I am not mystical: it isn’t as if I thought it had a spirit. It is simply in its element. That gives it a kingliness, a right." [Sylvia Plath]
I made loads of cookies from here for Christmas presents for family and work - basically, I used the always-perfect Chocolate Chip cookie recipe, then just made a load of variations using the same recipe: chocolate, ginger and macadamia; cashew, orange and cardamom; raisin and oatmeal; chocolate and cherry... all woolfed down by the rellies.
My mom bought this book for me...but then decided to keep it for herself for when when my fiance and I come to visit. Even better IMO!
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smallhelen.... i've made the choc peanut butter pillow cookies multiple times now and they have always turned out great and fluffy! The choc dough should be kind of moist but still really firm when you make it. They looked just like little pillows when they came out of the oven. hmm, i wonder what went wrong w yours.
anyways, i really want to try the magic bars in the book!
"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each."
I have this book but some ingredients I've never seen...dark cocoa, coconut extract, brown rice syrup etc. I guess it is an American book though!
"It's not that people suddenly start breeding like rabbits; it's just that people stopped dropping like flies" - population explosion
xwitchymagicx, you can always substitute regular unsweetened cocoa for black cocoa and it will still taste great...ur cookies will just turn out lighter. not sure about cocnut extract but for brown rice syrup, I've used these and they've turned out wonderful :maple syrup (substitute 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons liquid for each cup of brown rice syrup) OR molasses (substitute 1/2 cup for each cup of brown rice syrup) OR barley malt syrup (substitute 3/4 cup for each cup of brown rice syrup
hope that helps!
"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each."
I bought this book recently. I had a $10 coupon. It looks wonderful and there are so many recipes I want to try. I had thought I read somewhere there was supposed to be a recipe in there for a keebler fudge shortbread but I didnt' see it. The closest thing was the girl scout coconut one.
Veganwitch, there is that one for milanos which are kind of like keebler fudge. I made them and they came out huge and too thick and hard to bite into though. If I make them again I would make double the amount of cookies that the dough is suposed to make so that they are thinner.
Blackstrap ginger snaps- Yum. Eat the first day though or else they loose their snap and get chewy- I think she's says that though.
Pignoli almond cookies- My personal favorite from this book so far. Next time I'm going to toast the almonds briefly in a pan first.
Chocolate chip cookies- I thought they were good. They come out a very light color though.
Chocolate botton macaroons- came out a little dry. Best the first day.
(I forget what they were called) Peanut/apple/pretzel drop cookies- don't look yummy, but are. Next time I'll probably use a little less pretzels and peanuts
Linzer Cookies- really, really good. perfect recipe.
Pumpkin cookies- eh, okay. I think my expectations were too high. They had a very weak pumpkin flavor, but looked cute!
Sweet choclate pretzel shaped cookies- good, stored well, and was nice dunked in milk. Putting the coarse grained sugar on top makes them look like like rye pretzels or something because the sugar looks like salt.
Pb pillows- yup, awesome. Definitely best when warm.
Black & whites- sooo good. In my opinion tasted better the second day after the icing got hard. But on the other hand the cookies are little little cakes and I am guilty of eating a couple right out the the oven, no frosting at all. I bet sandwiching some tofutti cream cheese and fresh berries in the middle of two of the un-iced cookies would be spectacular.
Wow, timberly...I'm impressed w/ all the cookies you've made. Milanos were my favorite cookie. I must try those. Thanks for the dough tip. I also want to try the pretzel ones which is kind of funny b/c I don't like pretzels, but those cookies just sound so good. Also the pnb pillows sound too good to be true.
I'm also struggling to find the brown rice syrup in the UK, and my boyfriend is especially disappointed after seeing the picture of the pecan cookies in the book :/
Any ideas, anyone? Is there something I can use as a substitute? I don't think it's mentioned in the substitutes section of the book
"I am not mystical: it isn’t as if I thought it had a spirit. It is simply in its element. That gives it a kingliness, a right." [Sylvia Plath]
I make too many sweets for my own good. I just love to cook.
Hmm, good question. I got this from http://www.foodsubs.com/Syrups.html and it sounds like it might work depending on what ones you have on hand or are willing to buy.
Substitutes: maple syrup (substitute 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons liquid for each cup of brown rice syrup) OR molasses (substitute 1/2 cup for each cup of brown rice syrup) OR barley malt syrup (substitute 3/4 cup for each cup of brown rice syrup)
I think you're looking to make the caramel pecan bars and the brown rice syrup is just in the topping so that would give you more leniency with the texture. To substitute brown rice syrup I would try a combination of maple syrup and barley malt syrup, or even maple syrup and corn syrup, probably about half and half. Brown rice syrup is very thick so the corn and maple syrup would probably be closest in consistency.
Haha, I may have went overboard with that response hope it helps!
So I made the banana oatmeal cookies and substituted Sweet Freedom (you know, the liquid fruit sugar sweetner) for brown rice syrup - but they turned out not nearly sweet enough. I think next time I'd brobably go for 1/4 c agave, 1/4 c maple syrup and 1/4 golden syrup - actually, next time, I think I'd just sub sugar. But then again, there are so many fab recipes to try in the book, and these were disappointing to me, so I probably wouldn't make them again in a rush.
The peanut oatmeal cookies, on the other hand, were outrageously good.
twilight zone?
Each snowflake in an avalanche pleads not guilty.
You should be able to get rice syrup in the uk - Goodness direct have it, and a lot of wholefood shops get stock from them so you may be able to request they get some in for you if you have an indie wholefood shop nearby, or buy online if not.
"If you don't have a song to sing you're okay, you know how to get along humming" Waltz (better than fine) - Fiona Apple
I got the book last year but so far all I have made are the Citrus Glitters, they were really nice too and I made them gf. I really want to make the pecan bars.
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I finally got off my lazy butt and made the Chocolate Peanut Butter Pillows. The first batch is in the oven. I'm excited!
oooooh, good stuff!
Each snowflake in an avalanche pleads not guilty.
I haven't made anything from this bakebook yet!
Someone suggest a relatively simple recipe for me to try first. By simple I mean not 123456432345675432 ingredients. Still not found any brown rice syrup.
"It's not that people suddenly start breeding like rabbits; it's just that people stopped dropping like flies" - population explosion
the pb pillows were fairly simple, with simple ingredients.
Each snowflake in an avalanche pleads not guilty.
Cool, so they do. Just need some flour, maple syrup and peanut butter now!
"It's not that people suddenly start breeding like rabbits; it's just that people stopped dropping like flies" - population explosion
I second the pb pillows. They are yummy and easy.
I've made the first two recipes from the book and so far both have been serious hits! Maybe those pillows will be next?
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I made the pillows. Yum...my mother liked them too but she says they are better cooled than warm. lol
"It's not that people suddenly start breeding like rabbits; it's just that people stopped dropping like flies" - population explosion
Glad you and your mom liked them Witchy.
So far I've made:
PB Chocolate Pillows (I've made these about 10 times - By far my favorite and always a crowd-pleaser!)
Chocolaty Crinkle Cookies
Peanut Butter Blondies
Roll-N-Cut Sugar Cookies
Chocolate Cut-Out Cookies
I like this cookie book because the ingredients are easily found in most grocery stores - not too many specialty items which makes it a good book to lend to non-vegan friends and family to show them how easy it is to veganize baked goods!
I like that about it too Terra...except Brown Rice Syrup all the ingredients are found here (UK)...I remember my first vegan recipe book had the most awful ingredients which nearly put me off...def a good book for new vegans I think.
"It's not that people suddenly start breeding like rabbits; it's just that people stopped dropping like flies" - population explosion
I could have been imagining it, but I think I saw some rice syrup in Sainsbury's today. It was with the oriental food in the 'gourmet' section.I'll check next time I'm there.
Could you get it via the magic internet?
You can. Goodness Direct sell brown rice syrup.
In the end I got mine from here:
http://www.naturallygoodfood.co.uk/S...razy_Jack_340g
It was slightly cheaper than Goodness Direct (though maybe not organic?)
"I am not mystical: it isn’t as if I thought it had a spirit. It is simply in its element. That gives it a kingliness, a right." [Sylvia Plath]
Has anyone else made the Tahini and Lime Cookies yet? I had a mad moment, and all the ingredients, and whipped up a batch. I loved them, OH not so keen (doesn't really like lime that much). So I took some when I met up with friends, and the general opinion was that they were a bit strange - one of my friends said they reminded her of stirfry (?).
Not sure which ones to make next?
Can also recommend the Cherry and Almond ones, especially if you can get hold of Almond Essence - it adds a really tasty kick!
I made the Agave Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies yesterday. I also made them gfree by using about 1C of brown rice flour & a 1/4C of both potato and tapioca flours. They are cakey, orangey and delicious.
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I have made two recipes so far: the chocolate chip cookies, and the espresso fudge brownies. The cookies tasted really good, but the instruction to turn them off the baking sheet and onto a wire rack five minutes after taking them out of the oven was a BAD idea. They really didn't want to budge. A couple fell apart as I tried to tease them off the baking sheet, and I ended up ruining my baking tray by trying to get some of them off using a spatula knife (a plastic spatula didn't work). I did grease the tray as instructed; I might try using baking parchment next time. But once they did come off, they tasted good and my brother in particular really liked them.
The espresso fudge brownies also tasted very good, but were rather crumbly. I might tweak the recipe next time to get them to hold together a bit better. Still, yummy. Will definitely be trying some more recipes. I have decided to have a "cake Friday" each week where I try out a recipe and share with friends. (I bought "My Sweet Vegan" at the same time and shall enjoy both books in tandem!)
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