1 ½ cups safe flour (I used spelt, which is not wheat-free) 1 cup sugar (or succanat) ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon* 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg* ¼ cup canola oil 1 cup minus 1 T water 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 mashed ripe banana Preheat oven to 350 degrees. [...]
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Banana-Spice Wacky Cake
Posted in baking, dessert, vegan, yeast free on June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Wacky Birthday Cake
Posted in baking, dessert, vegan on June 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
This cake made without eggs or milk is attributed to World War II rationing recipes. Usually it is a chocolate cake made with baking soda and vinegar as the rising agent. I’ve adapted it here for non-chocolate eaters. It’s a good basic cake for birthday cake or cupcakes that will be frosted. 1 ½ [...]
Rosemary Sugar Cookies
Posted in dessert, vegan, yeast free on June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
1 ½ cups white sugar 1 cup soy-free, dairy-free shortening, softened until almost melted 1/3 – ½ cup warm water (test) 2 ¾ cups white spelt flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. With an electric mixer, cream sugar and shortening [...]
Gingerbread Cookies
Posted in dessert, snacks, vegan on June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
½ cup molasses ¼ cup unrefined sugar 3 tablespoons soy-free, dairy-free shortening 3 tablespoons rice milk (or water) 2 cups safe flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground ginger (optional: ½ teaspoon cinnamon and ½ teaspoon nutmeg) Additional 2 – 3 tablespoons water, if needed Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. [...]
Gingerbread
Posted in baking, dessert, low histamine, vegan, yeast free on June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This recipe makes an old-fashioned gingerbread cake, dark, moist, and delicious. Blackstrap molasses is too bitter for this cake, so stick with dark molasses. ¾ cup molasses ¼ cup succanat plus enough water that it make ¼ cup (measure) ½ c boiling water 5 tablespoons dairy-free, soy-free shortening ½ t salt 2 teaspoons ground ginger [...]
