Easy Skillet Flat Bread

This is a delicious and pretty easy to make flat bread. It goes well with soup, with pasta, with beans and a salad and with whatever you can think of!

Note- You will notice that it does not have leavening. This meant for eating fresh off the skillet!

1 cup brown rice cooked according to package directions
1/3 block tofu, drained
4 Tbsp. olive oil
Salt to taste
4 cups all purpose flour
Water

In a blender, put the tofu and the brown rice with 1/2 cup water, process till creamy. Scrape into a bowl and add the salt and the olive oil,
mixing well. Little by little, add the all purpose flour, while mixing, until you have a dough. If after adding the 4 cups of all purpose
flour, you notice that the dough is still sticky, add a little bit of flour and knead until you have a soft dough.

Put flour over a clean surface and, after cutting the dough into large chunks, roll out with a pin until you have a medium size flat bread.
Cook on a hot griddle or cast iron skillet until golden brown on both sides. If you want to cook them in the oven, set the oven to 350º F for about
15 minutes and then turn, after it has baked for 15 minutes on the other side, check to see if they are done or leave a little longer, but watch them!
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New Creamy Vegan White Cheese

Cheese substitutes always come in handy for vegans. There are so many things you can make with cheese! Here is one that is simple and mild, and which you can make yourself!

1/2 block tofu
1/2 cup raw almonds
1/4 cup sesame seeds
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp.Nutritional yeast (this is not baker's yeast but a special yeast that you can get at specialty stores and health food stores)
4 tbsp. cornstarch
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 cup soy milk (plain)
3/4 Tbsp. onion powder (1 tsp. if you like mild flavor)
1/4 tbsp garlic powder (1/2 tsp. if you like mild flavor)
Pinch turmeric

In a blender, process the almonds, sesame and the milk, adding the rest of the ingredients, till smooth, pour into a saucepan and cook over low heat till it begins to boil, moving constantly so that it will not stick to the pan, about 15 minutes.
If after 15 minutes, it is thick and cooked, scrape into a Pyrex and put in the freezer so that it will solidify. When you prepare the mixture
for the freezer, smooth the top so that it will more easily cut into slices.
This mild white cheese goes well with many dishes, it is also excellent for sandwiches.

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Tasty Corn Gems

These are very easy to make and just turn out delicious for a hearty breakfast or an easy lunch!

2 cups yellow cornmeal
1 can kernel corn, drained
1 tsp. anise seeds
1 cup soy milk (plain)
Salt to taste
1 tsp. olive oil
1/2 cup all purpose flour

In a blender, put the kernel corn and the milk and blend till smooth. Scrape into a bowl, mix in all the remaining ingredients,
making sure you don't have any lumps. Make sure that the mixture is not too runny nor too hard. If it needs a bit more liquid, add
more soy milk, cautiously, and blend in. Drop by the spoonful onto a hot, greased skillet or griddle and cook for 10 minutes on one side and
turn. Cook till golden brown.

Serving suggestions:

You can have them as is or topped with your favorite vegan cheese, whether white or pimento.
You can even top them with your favorite spaghetti-style sauce, if you are having them for lunch! Add a salad (if it is lunch) or some fresh fruit if it is breakfast. You can also pair them with a tofu scramble or with some of our delicious vegan sausage recipes, and you're set!

Yield: 1 dozen.

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Favorite Millet Patties

One of the best advertisements and endorsements of a vegan cook is when a non-vegan or a non-vegetarian loves your cooking, and exclaims that they would eat it even though they are not vegans or vegetarians! This is that type of recipe!
It is also very easy, simple and economical, and tasty to the max!

1 1/2 cups millet, cooked to the consistency of rice (please, follow package instructions)
3/4 cup quick oats
1/3 cup wheat germ
1 1/2 cups whole wheat bread crumbs (to make, simply toast your bread and pulverize it in blender or food processor)
1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. onion powder (1 tsp. onion powder and 1/2 tsp. garlic powder if you prefer mild flavor)
1/4 cup sesame seeds
2 tsp. coriander seeds ground
1 tsp. olive oil
1 1/4 cups water

In a bowl, mix all of your ingredients, adding water little by little, until you have a soft but firm dough. Form patties and cook in a hot griddle barely "painted" with olive oil till golden brown on both sides.

Yield: 8 medium patties, more if made smaller.
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Mild and Delicious Homemade Skillet Sausages

These will go with just about anything! From a hearty breakfast of potato pancakes to a light lunch of mashed potatoes or rice! They are easy to make, tasty, economic and vegan, need I tell you more?


1 cup cracked wheat, cooked to the consistency of rice, reserve water
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. sage powder
1/2 tsp. coriander seeds
3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
Salt to taste
4 Tbsp. bread crumbs, seasoned to taste
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
Water reserved from the cooking of the wheat

In a bowl, mix all ingredients, adding only enough water to form a dough. If you find it is too runny, add a little bit more cornstarch. Form sausages by dropping a tablespoon of the dough into your hand and working it into the shape of a small sausage.
Cook in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil.

Yield: Approx. 1 dozen, depending on size you make them.

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Creamed Spit Pea Soup

There is nothing like a hearty, delicious soup in a cold day! But the day does not have to be cold to have this tasty and very easy to make treat! We love it and it is so easy to make, once you've tried it, you will make it more than once! This soup tastes different from our previous split pea recipe. Enjoy!

1 cup split peas
1 cup sweet squash, peeled and cubed
1 sprig parsley
1/4 cup chopped sweet green or red peppers or seeded Anaheim peppers
1/4 tsp. powdered coriander
Salt to taste
1 tbsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. sweet paprika powder
2 bay leaves
Optional: 1/2 cup soy milk to add little by little as liquid is needed
Water

Put all the ingredients in a pot with 3 cups of water over medium fire and cook, adding water every now and then, as needed, till the split peas are soft. Test by taking one with a spoon. If soft. Let cool a little bit and process in the blender till smooth. Serve with rice, mashed potatoes or baked yams as a side dish. Add a good bread and a nice salad. Delicious!

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Delicious Skillet Gluten

Make Your Own Gluten

There are two ways of making gluten. One is by using gluten flour and the other one is by extracting the gluten yourself by washing.
I will show you both ways of making it, so that if you cannot find gluten flour in your locality, you can still make your own gluten.


Gluten 1-

1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup Do-Pep or gluten flour
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
Water

In a bowl mix all the ingredients, except the water. Add water cautiously until you have a dough, that is neither too hard nor too mushy. Let rest for awhile while you prepare the cooking broth.

Broth

5 cups water
1 stalk celery
1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped
1/2 sweet pimento, seeded
Salt to taste
1 medium onion, peeled and halved
1 garlic clove, peeled

Bring broth to a boil. Cut your gluten dough in chunks, and drop them into the boiling broth. Let them cook in the broth for 30 minutes. You now have the basic gluten with which you can make a variety of meat-substitutes! You can also eat gluten simply by slicing it and sauteing it in a skillet with a bit of olive oil and lots of onions and peppers.

Here is Another Way to Prepare it-

Prepare a sauce as follows:
Pour some olive oil in a saucepan
Add a few tomato slices,
Some pimento strips
1 garlic clove
1 tsp. sweet paprika powder
Salt to taste
1/2 onion
2 Tbsp. tomato sauce or to taste (optional)
Water (not too much)

When gluten is ready, cut into smaller pieces and cook it in this sauce for about 10 minutes until it soaks up the flavors of the sauce.
Wonderful with potatoes, rice or as a filling for pita and even for a pizza!


Gluten 2-


What exactly is gluten and how to make it?

Gluten is the protein from whole wheat that results when wheat is combined with water and made into a dough, kneaded enough, until it has become elastic, place in a bowl and cover with water. Let it sit for a while (about 1 hour), then take it to your sink and begin the process of washing it, to take out all the starch and the bran in the dough.

To wash the dough, place the bowl under a small flow of water from your tap, squeeze the dough and let the water carry the starch with it as it overflows the bowl, continue to do this until the water is very much clear and you are left with a smaller sized, spongy, somewhat graying ball,
which is the called gluten.Then, you cook it in a seasoned broth to prepare it.

This protein is the base for many packaged and frozen meat substitutes in the market. Learning to make it can be an economical and convenient thing for you.
Even if you purchase meat substitutes, you may want to learn to prepare your own gluten, which you can season to your taste, or you might want to learn the technique on how to make it just in case you run out of what you usually have.

Gluten can be flavored your own way, or you can use vegan seasonings to give it the flavor of chicken, fish, beef, turkey, etc.

You can flatten it for steaks, cut into chunks, grind it for hamburger and use it many other ways.
You can experiment by starting with the basic recipes that we suggest, and add to them the personal twists you want. Learning to make your own gluten can give a boost to your grocery bill, it can liberate your culinary creativity and it can also be very practical for you.

Not recommended for those who are allergic to gluten!

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