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Cozonac "Gabi" - Vegan Version

Cozonac "Gabi" - Vegan Version

Original Recipe HERE



I decide to give a try to this recipe and I can tell you, it is extraordinaire.

Few days ago I made few cookies for my neighbor thinking I will make her a surprise, instead I had the surprise to find out she is Vegan. She kept the cookies for future guests, and I promised her that I will make something else she could enjoy.

Took me a while to find what I need it, but I did.
Egg Replacer, Soy Milk and Earth Balance Vegan Margarine

It was as good as the original recipe, very tall and fluffy.
The dough is very easy to work with.
I am not a Vegan and have no idea what good is the Egg Replacer or the other two ingredients, but I can tell how good was smelling in my kitchen while I was baking this bread.

I only made half the recipe, for a single loaf, and I kneaded the dough in my bread machine.

The recipe is as follow:

The dough:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons instant dry yeast
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup Soy milk
- 4 1/2 teaspoons Egg Replacer dissolved in 6 Tablespoons of Soy Milk
- 50 ml oil + 50 gr. Vegan Margarine
- 1 teaspoon orange rind
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 2-3 drops of yellow food dye (optional - for color)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Filling:
- ½ cup ground walnut
- ½ cup crumbs (Made out of French bread)
- 3 Tablespoons cocoa
- 1 teaspoon rum extract
- sugar by taste (3-4 Tablespoons)
- enough Soy Milk to bind all the ingredients into a thick paste

Follow the steps as seen HERE

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5 comments:

  1. Viiiiiiiiiiiiiii, iubita, mi-a ascultat bunul Dumnezeu ruga!!! ...caci te caut de-un secol! :P
    Ti-am scris si pe gmail...si nimic...
    Ma bucur mult sa aflu ca esti bine...si ca iata, te tii de cozonacii lui Gabi :D
    Wow, ce bucuroasa sint ca te-am gasit!!!
    Te pup dulce!
    ...sigur mai vorbim! ;)

    P.S. Mii de multumiri si pupici pentru prezenta mea in blogroll-ul tau!
    Sint onorata!!!
    ...si eu te-am luat, cu mare drag, la mine :)

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  2. Laura, mi-ai botezat blogul... sa traiesti nasica :))

    Ma bucur ca m-ai gasit.
    Sint la inceput de munca, pana urc toata informatia pe blog, imbatranesc de-abinelea.

    PS. Vezi ca am si Forum :P

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  3. Cuisinette cum e cozonacul asta la gust? Am tot auzit de Earth Balance Margarine ca m-am zapacit! Luna viitoare merge sora mea in SUA. Imi poti recomanda ceva produse vegane (in afara de margarina asta) care sunt bune? Egg replacer de ex. ce contine? Ca nu ma indur sa dau banii pe chimicale... Te rog mult spune-mi dc poti. Mersi! Te pup!

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  4. Ina, cozonacul a fost la fel de bun la gust ca si cel original.
    Daca respecti reteta de mai sus nu se poate sa nu iasa si tie.

    Earth Balance este o margarina 100% vegetala... deci nu are nici macar zer in compozitie. Nu contine trans-fats, hydrogenated oils... in principiu este facuta din ulei vegetal dintre care Canola si masline. Si cu certitudine pot sa spun ca la gust e chiar foarte buna, la fel ca si untul.
    Nu vei regreta sa dai banii pe ea.

    Egg Replacer nu prea inteleg eu ce rost are, pt ca este un produs din amidon de porumb, faina de tapioca, citric acid si citiva agenti de crestere.
    In fine este menit de a lega ingredientele.

    Dar uite aici citeva idei de a inlocui 1 ou:
    2 tbsp cornstarch = 1 egg
    2 tbsp arrowroot flour = 1 egg
    2 tbsp potato starch = 1 egg
    1 heaping tbsp soy powder + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg
    1 tbsp soy milk powder + 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg.
    1 banana = 1 egg in cakes.
    1 tbsp milled flax seed and 3 tbsp water = 1 egg. Light, fluffy cakes!

    Eu zic sa cumperi o cutie de egg replacer (echivalentul a 100 de oua)... si sa dai restul de bani pe margarina, banuiesc ca asta nu se gaseste inca pe piatza romana.

    Spune surioarei sa caute prin health food stores, dar sint supermarket-uri care au si sectie de health food.

    Uite aici un link unde ai putea sa vezi mai multe produse:
    http://www.vegproductsguide.com/

    Daca mai ai intrebari, sint aici.

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  5. Draga Cuisinette iti multumesc din suflet pt sfaturi! Margarina Earth Balance imi va lua sigur dar si Egg Replacer! Multumesc pt link si pt amabilitate! O zi buna! Te pup! :)

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