Homemade Vegan Pizza

 

Hello my glamorous friends I hope you are well and long time no talk . I don't know about you guys but I love pizza from traditional tomato base ones , to pesto base one , to avocado base ones honestly the list is endless . I think that just goes to show I love pizza . Also I would like to know what's you're favourite pizza ? and what places that do amazing vegan pizzas in London ?  .     




Pizza Sauce

1. One can chopped Tomatoes
2. 4 Basil leaves
3. 1tsp vinegar
4. 1tsp sugar
5. pinch of salt
6. pinch od pepper

Method :

• Add all the ingredients  in a blender and blend till the mixture becomes smooth and well combined .
• Place in a saucepan and mixture heat toughly though and reduce  , this should take a least 6mins .
• After 6min you should have thickened mixture and you and feel free to add any additional condiments and spices you like .

Pizza Curst / Dough

 

Ingredients

• 2¼ tsp active dry yeast
• 1⅓ cups warm water
• 3½ - 3¾ cups organic white flour*
• 1 tbs olive oil
• 1 tbs salt
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper

* You could also add oregano to the mixture too *

 

Method

 

1. Combine the yeast and the warm water in a large bowl. Let stand for 5 - 10 minutes until yeast is dissolved and begins to foam up.
2. Mix in the rest of the ingredients. Turn the dough onto lightly floured surface and knead for 10 minutes. The dough should be smooth but not  sticky.( if does become sticky simply add 1Tbsp of flour and knead till you get a smooth dough )  Coat  a bowl with olive oil, and add the dough. Turn the dough over to coat completely with oil. Cover with a clean and  dishtowel and leave to rise in a warm place.
3. Punch the dough down and divide it in half. and place the rest in the freezer or fridge .
4. Roll your dough into a ball and let it rest, loosely covered, for about 10-15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 450F. Dust your baking sheet. The dough will be fairly elastic, so you’ll have to stretch it out with your rolling pin. Place the dough on your baking sheet.
5. Now the toppings! . Add the pizza sauce you made earlier however , you could add  pesto ( which is one of my favourites ) ,avocado or just plain olive oil.  After you added you base and the rest of your toppings and why not try no cheese version or you could add Nutritional yeast flakes for cheesy flavour .
6. When you’re ready, place your pizza in the oven. Depending on your shape and thickness  the dough will take about 20 minutes.
    

Vegan Chocolate pancakes

Hello my glamorous friends I hope you all are enjoying your summer or winter so far !  

Today I waned to share with you my chocolate pancake recipe . Now these pancakes are fluffy and decadent . 

Ingredients 

135g plain flour 

2 cacao powder

3 Tbsp caster sugar 

130ml soya milk 

1/2 tsp salt 

1 tsp baking powder

2Tbsp vegan butter 

Method 

 1. Sift the flour, cacao powder baking powder, salt , milk and caster sugar into a large bowl.  

 

2 . With a wooden spoon or a  handheld mixer beat until you have a smooth batter. Any lumps will soon disappear with a little mixing. Let the batter stand for 5 minutes. 

 

3 . Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat and add a knob of butter. When it's melted, add a ladle of batter (or 1/2 cup of the batter ). It will seem very thick but this is how it should be. Wait until the top of the pancake begins to bubble, then turn it over and cook until both sides are golden brown . 

4 . Repeat the process until all batter is used up .

 5 . Sreve with vegan chocolate sauce and enjoy .  

 

Vegan chocolate granola

Hello my glamorous friends hope you are all enjoying your week so far ! Todays recipe is every chocolate lovers dream ( which is me ) this granola chocolatey , crunchy and healthy too . If you love chocolate then this granola recipe is for you . If you don't like the ingredients or your have an allergy to any of the ingredients listed you can change them for something else such as dried fruit .

Ingredients

300g oats
120g liquid sweetener
60g coconut oil
30g shredded coconut
30g cacao powder
80g any nuts you like
100g Sultana and Raisin mix
1 tsp vanilla extract
a hint of salt

2 Tbsp golden syrup

Method :

1. Place all the ingredients together mix till well combine .
2. bake at 350F/180C for 30 minutes.

3. while still warm add golden syrup mix till it well incorporated

4 leave to cool for 10min

5 serve .  

freshly out of the oven

The Best Vegan Pancakes ever !

Hello my glamorous friends I hope you all had lovely weekend . As you all know Monday is considered to be gloomy and missable day . As it consist of everyone going back to school and work , so I thought I could make you Monday happier by sharing this vegan pancake recipe . 

They are light , fluffy and creamy some how ( I think it is the soya milk which adds the creamy taste and texture  , I have also tried this recipe with almond milk and it adds the same creamy taste and texture .  

Ingredients 

135g plain flour 

3 Tbsp caster sugar 

130ml soya milk 

1/2 tsp salt 

1 tsp baking powder

2Tbsp vegan butter 

Method 

 1. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt , milk and caster sugar into a large bowl.  

 

2 . With a wooden spoon or a  handheld mixer beat until you have a smooth batter. Any lumps will soon disappear with a little mixing. Let the batter stand for 5 minutes. 

 

3 . Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat and add a knob of butter. When it's melted, add a ladle of batter (or 1/2 cup of the batter ). It will seem very thick but this is how it should be. Wait until the top of the pancake begins to bubble, then turn it over and cook until both sides are golden brown . 

4 . Repeat the process until all batter is used up . 

 

5 . Sreve with raw vegan fudge chocolate 

Sauce or maple syrup .

   

Summer Fruit Crescent Bowls

Hello My glamorous friends , I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend so far . In the London I can finally say SUMMER IS HERE ! (But I want to jinks it , but it could rain in a couple of days or so . ) As summer is here in full swing I thought it was wise to do summer themed food . So these Summer fruit crescent bowls can get messy due to the sugar sauce being on the watery side however , if you would like it to thicker you could add more chia seeds or add 1tsp of corn flour .  

Shortcrust pastry Ingredients :

175g plain flour

25g icing sugar

100g cold vegan butter

2-3 Tbsp cold water

Method :

Add  flour and icing sugar  into a large mixing bowl. Add the margarine or butter and rub in gently with fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add 3 tablespoons cold water until the pastry comes together in a ball. After that rap the  dough in cling film and place in the fridge for 1 hour .Preheat your oven to 180c or gas mark 4   , Once one hour has passed divide the mixture into four . Get a muffin or cupcake tin and place in face down .

sorry it was really hard to explain but I hope this helps .

 

Place in the oven and let it cook for 15mins , once its done let the dough cool for ten minutes . After that twist the gently anti - clockwise and there you have it your Crescent Bowls. Now the fruit part ...

Summer fruit sauce Ingredients :

1 cup water

150 g of caster sugar

2 cups frozen summer fruits

2 Tbsp chia seeds

 

Method :

Heat the sugar and water add the frozen fruits as soon as the sugar water mixture begins to simmer .

 Leave the mixture to bubble for 3-4 minutes to leach their juices and begin to soften. You still want whole berries where possible though. Pour the hot berry mix through a sieve so that the juices drain into a bowl. Add the chia seeds the fruit juice and leave for 15mins . Now you should have thick yet watery sauce . In a blender add the fruit juice and blend till the sauce becomes smooth . Place the fruits the you removed earlier into the fruit juice and mix till well combine. place the fridge and leave to chill for 30mintes . Grab your Crescent Bowl and place the chilled summer fruit sauce inside and serve .

  

Vegan Banana bread

Hello my glamorous friends I hope you are well . As most vegan's will tell when transitioning in to the vegan lifestyle bananas easily becomes your best friend , the versatility of the fruit is endless  . ( personally I do think we all underestimate the banana but we shouldn't !  ) The possibilities are endless when it comes to bananas as I said before but you can honestly do so much with a banana such as use it a an egg replacer , thickening agent in smoothie's and most of all banana ice cream !!

The list goes on and on when it comes to the uses of a bananas .

For the banana bread:

300g bananas

110gcaster sugar

320g plain flour

140g plant based milk

15g baking powder

1/4 tsp cinnamon

For the topping:

1banana (100g)

desiccated coconut

brown sugar

For the banana bread:

3bananas (10.5oz peeled)

½ cupcane sugar (4oz)

11.3ozall-purpose/plain flour

4.9ozalmond milk

1 tbspbaking powder

⅛ tspcinnamon

For the topping:

1banana (3.5oz)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F).
2. Roughly chop the bananas, place them into a bowl and thoroughly mash them with a fork to obtain a thick puree with no large pieces.
3. Add in the sugar, the milk, the cinnamon and stir well to incorporate them.
4. Add in the flour and mix it in a little at the time; we like to add it in 3 times to make sure it disperses properly before adding more. Whilst you are adding the second part of the flour, tip in the baking powder.
5. Grease a loaf pan, pour in the batter and level it with a spatula.
6. For the topping, lengthways cut half of a banana, and place the haled banana in the middle of batter . sprinkle desiccated coconut and brown sugar .
7. Place the pan into the oven and start counting the cooking time. You want to cook the bread for 30minutes.
8. At the end of the cooking process, pierce the bread with a toothpick to ensure it is cooked. If it is cooked, the pick will come out dry and with no mixture on it.
9. Leave to cool and soon after serve .  

EASY VEGAN CREPES { 5 Ingredients!

Hello my glamorous friends I hope you are having a amazing day or evening wherever you are . Can you believe its going to be Monday already honestly the days are flying by and its becoming pretty scary if I do say so myself . Before you'll know it would Halloween and then Christmas  ...

This Crepes recipe is perfect for breakfast or even for a quick snack . What takes this to a whole another level is the vegan chocolate sauce as it works well with the crepes .   

Ingredients

1/2 flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

2 tbsp. sugar

1 cup plant based milk ( I used soya milk )

1 tsp vanilla

Method

Add all of dry ingredients in a bowl and mix till well combined .

soon after in the same bowl add the milk and vanilla . Mix till everything is well incorporated .

on a medium to high heat  add 2 tbsp of the crepe mixture in the pan  in a non stick pan , move the pan quickly till the bottom of the covered .  ( it should take 15 seconds or less , both sides should be golden ).  Repeat until you have used all the mixture .

Decorate with fresh fruit , coconut and my fave choco shot sauce .