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Posts in Vegan pastries
Whoever said that being vegan means going without sweets? This section contains a number of pastries that are completely vegan.
Vegan molasses cookies
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 – 8:54 pm
So one of my favorite childhood treats were these molasses cookies that my Grandma C. used to make. It was one of the staples that she kept in the cookie jar, and they were sooo good. They also hold special significance for me because when I started baking at age read more …
Vegan blueberry lemon scones
Thursday, February 28th, 2008 – 9:30 pm
Using the base recipe for the pumpkin scone recipe I published earlier, I was able to create a few variations. The variation here is a classic pairing of lemon and blueberry. The result was a very bright flavored scone due to the lemon with a bit of sweetness from the read more …
Vegan buttermilk biscuits
Sunday, December 9th, 2007 – 2:09 pm
These buttermilk biscuits are a perfect treat in the morning, and they take very little time to prepare. The key to making them light and flaky is, like most pastry, to keep the ingredients chilled and work them as little as possible. Doing so causes the flour and butter to read more …
Vegan crema catalana
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 – 7:00 pm
The Catalans have their own version of the classic French dessert crème brûlée. It goes by the name crema catalana (Catalan cream) in Castilian Spanish and Crema cremada (burned cream) or Crema de Sant Josep (Saint Joseph's Cream) in Catalan. The Catalans in fact claim that their dish formed the read more …
Vegan pumpkin scones
Sunday, November 4th, 2007 – 11:22 pm
I used to have a scone and coffee break when I was sitting through 3-hour afternoon graduate seminars a few years back. The caffeine would give you a good wake-up jolt while the scone would give you that sugar rush just when I would start losing attention at the 1 read more …
Vegan lemon poppy seed muffins
Thursday, October 25th, 2007 – 10:33 pm
One of my favorite breakfast pastries are muffins, and I have a particular fondness for lemon poppy seed muffins. Unfortunately, most muffins commercially available aren't vegan because of the milk and eggs. Many of the muffins out there that are vegan are terrible because of the dry, overly-crumbly texture. There read more …
Vegan rhubarb strawberry pie
Saturday, August 18th, 2007 – 6:21 am
One of my favorite pies from childhood is the strawberry rhubarb pie. We always had fresh rhubarb and strawberries from the garden in the summer, so nothing could beat it. I actually learned how to make this pie at a young age - like 12 or 13. I hadn't made read more …
Vegan panna cotta
Friday, August 17th, 2007 – 6:48 pm
I have to admit I've never had a real panna cotta. I became vegan before I was able to taste this dessert in its native form. As you will read in any site that gives a panna cotta recipe, the name basically means cooked cream in Italian, and the dessert read more …
Vegan cheesecake
Saturday, May 19th, 2007 – 11:19 am
When I had to give up dairy because of my lactose intolerance several years ago, one of the things I missed was cheesecake. It's taken me a little time searching through recipes and modifying them to land at one where I've been satisfied. A traditional cheesecake is a blend of read more …
Vegan Fruit Tart
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007 – 4:46 pm
My roomie used to buy a delicious-looking fruit tart from Whole Foods, but the main draw back was that it was not vegan because of the dairy (and possibly eggs) contained in it. He recently challenged me to try to replicate the taste and texture of that tart. I ended read more …
Vegan Baklava (بكلوة)
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 – 11:55 am
I discovered Baklava for the first time at the Morocco pavilion on one of my high school trips to the Epcot Center of all places. I was able to enjoy the dessert natively in Morocco while I was on an undergraduate field trip course during May 2000 at the University read more …
Vegan Biscotti
Monday, January 29th, 2007 – 12:42 am
Biscotti is a great comfort food for me, especially when I nibble on one with a cup of hot cocoa or tea. Whenever I bring these to my software programming job, they don't last beyond the end of the day. I definitely recommend making them if you want to ingratiate read more …
Vegan Cinnamon Rolls
Saturday, January 20th, 2007 – 12:00 am
I love waking up and having a warm, sweet cinnamon roll as part of the morning breakfast. What's great is that these rolls are totally 100% vegan – no eggs or dairy necessary! I think I've finally worked out a good version of the recipe. This recipe incorporates some whole read more …