Showing posts with label Black Bean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black Bean. Show all posts

Monday, April 11, 2011

2 successes & 1 not so success

Success:


oh yes, thank you Mama Pea




Her recipe with a couple subsitutions.....
Vegan Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

(Makes 6 rolls)

Dough:

* 1 cup unsweetened vanilla hemp milk, warm **my substitute
* 1 packet yeast
* 1/4 c. canned pumpkin
* 2 c. whole wheat pastry flour
* 1/2 c. organic unbleached all purpose flour
* 1 T. baking powder
* 1/4 c. sucanat **my substitute
* 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
* 1/4 t. salt

Cinnful Filling:

* 1/2 c. sucanat **my substitute
* 1 T. cinnamon
* 2 T. Earth Balance (or other dairy free margarine), softened
* 2 T. golden raisins

Icing:

* 1 c. powdered sugar
* 3 T. water **my substitute

Dissolve yeast & sucanat in warm hemp milk. Set aside. Combine whole wheat flour, spices, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, combine filling ingredients and set aside.

After yeast and hemp milk is foamy (about 5-8 minutes or so), stir in pumpkin. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir until a dough forms. Turn dough out onto floured bread board and knead for a minute or so (about 20 times). Knead in as much extra flour (~1/4 c.) as necessary so that dough is no longer sticky. Roll dough into a large rectangle.

Sprinkle filling over dough and roll dough up firmly to make a log. Cut the log into six equal pieces and place in a loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray.

Either cover rolls and place in the refrigerator overnight, or if planning to bake immediately, let dough rise in a warm place for at least 40 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake rolls for 23 minutes. Drizzle with icing.


Success:

Thank you again...




Her recipe, again, with some substitutions
Black Bean and Sweet Potato Stew

Serves 4

* 1/2 c. diced onions
* 1/2 c. diced celery
* 1/2 c diced carrot ** my addition
* 2 c. sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed (about 2 medium potatoes)
* 2 cloves minced garlic
* 2 t. chili powder
* 1 t. cumin
* 1 t. oregano **my addition
* 1/2 t. cinnamon
* 1/4 t. nutmeg
* One 28 oz. can fire-roasted diced tomatoes with juices + ½ c water (to get all the good stuff out)
* One 14 oz. can of black beans, drained and rinsed **my substitute
* 1 c. vegetable broth
* 2 c fresh spinach **my addition
* salt and pepper to taste

In a soup pot, sauté veggies & spices in cooking spray until softened & onions are slightly translucent (about 7 minutes). Add veggie broth, fire roasted tomatoes, water & black beans. Bring to boil, reduce to simmer. Cook about 20-25 minutes. Stir in fresh spinach before serving to wilt.

*Cannot WAIT for her cookbook :) Check her out...

Serve with corn chips, guacamole and "my not so success"...

Not so success:



In the background. Supposed the be Nacho Cheez...this did not taste like cheese. At all :( It was seriously all red pepper which I don't mind. Just had other expectations for it....still somewhat tasty. But not what I was hoping for....

Quick Nacho Cheez Sauce [yields ~1c]
* 1 c raw cashews (originally called for 3/4 c)
* 5 T nutritional yeast (orignally called for 3 T)
* 1/2 c water
* 1 medium bell pepper
* 1 t chili powder
* 1/2 t cumin
* 1/2 t garlic
* pinch or 2 of smoked paprika

1. Add water to the blender, then all other ingredients.
2. Blend until smooth, adding more water if necessary, until desired consistency is reached.

Anyone else had a less than expected results with this recipe??
Back to the drawing board....

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Welcome....

With not enough things on my plate, I decided to add blogging. I love to read them (most any kind, though specifically food) & usually leave feeling inspired to whip up something delish....or do something to improve my life.

Case in point....
My new favorite blog i've been reading is edibleperspective{dot}com. Today I was reading through her last few posts and one happened to be about detoxifying your life by subbing conventional cleaning products with homemade earth-friendly products. Easy enough, right? Right! I made my own homemade laundry detergent this afternoon :) Very easy, few ingredients. Currently washing 2nd load now :) I recommend you check her website out if you are looking to do the same!

Moving on to other homemade goods...Dinner.
I have been craving burgers since giving up meat...maybe not the burger itself but the smell of the grill as they are cooking. mmmmmmmm. I've been thinking of trying out black bean burgers for a while and figured there is no better time than today..gorgeous grilling weather outside :)

Here's the recipe....sorry no pics, we gobbled them up :)

Sundried Tomato & Black Bean Burgers…For 2
½ can black beans, rinsed and drained
6 sundried tomatoes, soaked in hot water then drained
4 rounded teaspoons breadcrumbs
1 flax egg*
1 T nutritional yeast
1 t oregano, dried
1 t basil, dried
1 t Hungarian paprika
1/8 t red pepper flakes
freshly ground black pepper

Mash beans in a small bowl, set aside. In a medium bowl mix together breadcrumbs, nutritional yeast, & spices. Stir until well combined. Chop sundried tomatoes and mix well into mashed beans. Once combined, add bean mixture to breadcrumbs and stir well. Form into patties and place in refrigerator to let rest. Grill 10-15 min.

*To make flax egg, combine 1 T golden flax meal with 3 T hot water. Mix well to combine. Set aside to cool before adding to mixture.

To serve: Spread sundried tomato pesto on both sides of toasted Kaiser buns. Sandwich between fresh spinach & balsamic onions. Yum yum ☺

These had great flavor and I can't wait to make them again! The only thing I wish was that they were a little less mushy in the center. I guess I was hoping they would be more meat-like (oddly enough). Any tips on bean burgers? I'd love to hear them!!
Until next time....