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xintothebreezex
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Hey, I'm a very new vegan. I absolutely loveeee to bake and I recently bought "Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar" and some of the cookies are really tasty! But, I want to bake other things, like cakes, brownies, pies, pastries, etc. The only thing is that I'm only 15 and don't have a job at the moment so my parents aren't too happy about having to buy all these special ingredients just for my baking, on top of all the vegan food I need.
Does anybody have any good recipes for any dessert that doesnt require too many special ingredients (soy milk, egg replacers, and the basic everyday baking ingredients like baking soda are okay... just nothing else toooooo crazy expensive or difficult to find please!)
thanks!
Does anybody have any good recipes for any dessert that doesnt require too many special ingredients (soy milk, egg replacers, and the basic everyday baking ingredients like baking soda are okay... just nothing else toooooo crazy expensive or difficult to find please!)
thanks!
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Nyx
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Try using egg replacers such as bananas, apple sauce, cornstarch or a mix of 1tsp baking soda + 1 tbps vinegar. These should be things most people have already in their house and you don't need to use a lot.
Also try canola oil or olive oil (yes even in sweet baked goods) like Mattie suggested instead of butter. You can also cut the butter with applesauce.
Experiment with fruit juice and sugar combined to cut the amount of sugar and (dare I say), use regular white sugar for baking (which you may already have lying around the house for coffee). Red Path is a common brand of vegan sugar (actually that may just be here in Canada).
Sarah Kramer's books are geared towards low budget vegan cooking (example is making maple syrup with corn syrup and maple flavouring). Not the healthiest, but definitely economical.
Also try canola oil or olive oil (yes even in sweet baked goods) like Mattie suggested instead of butter. You can also cut the butter with applesauce.
Experiment with fruit juice and sugar combined to cut the amount of sugar and (dare I say), use regular white sugar for baking (which you may already have lying around the house for coffee). Red Path is a common brand of vegan sugar (actually that may just be here in Canada).
Sarah Kramer's books are geared towards low budget vegan cooking (example is making maple syrup with corn syrup and maple flavouring). Not the healthiest, but definitely economical.
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MattieOfflineHi xintothebreezex, welcome to the Veganbaking.net forums. Great question! Believe me I frequently go through the same issues on a regular basis depending on my financial situation. The most affordable things to bake often involve low amounts of sugars, fats and exotic ingredients. Going for recipes with canola oil instead of margarine can save you some money too. Breads are the most affordable thing to bake because they're mainly just flour and water- fermentation with yeast and browning reactions in the oven creates the amazing flavors in this case. But bread might not satisfy your sweet tooth if that's your thing- I got into baking breads only recently.
Most of the bread and muffin recipes here are pretty affordable to make. The whole family can enjoy the bread with meals and the muffins for breakfast which will enable your parents to get a better 'return on investment':
http://veganbaking.net/component/jreviews/recipes/breads-and-muffins_c34
Cakes aren't too bad either as you mentioned- the most expensive ingredients would be sugar and shortening and/or earth balance buttery sticks as your base for a white frosting like this one:
http://veganbaking.net/frostings-icings-sauces/83-creamy-white-frosting
Good luck! Let us know if you find any affordable gems out here and if anyone else knows of any, please share.
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