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Friday, May 17, 2013

Meatless Sausage Patties


 These patties are very good with a spicy kick to them!

Ingredients
Serving size: 8 patties

  • 1 1/2 cup All purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Wheat pastry flour
  • 1 stick vegan Butter 
  • 1 1/2 tsp Curry powder (for dough)
  • Pinch of Sea salt
  • 1/2 cup cold Water
  • 16 oz. Vegan sausage 
  • 1 small Onion (chopped)
  • 1/2 Green pepper (chopped)
  • 1 Garlic clove (chopped)
  • 1/2 Tbs Curry powder (for filling)
  • 1 tsp Thyme 
  • 1 tsp Chili powder
  • 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 Vegetable bullion cube
  • 1 Tbs Olive oil


Directions


Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and oil baking sheet.

Dough

Combine flour, 1 1/2 tsp curry powder, salt and mix. Cut butter into cubes and combine with flour mixture until it resembles crumbs. Add cold water. Set aside.

Filling

Heat olive oil in a pan add onions and peppers. Cook until onions are translucent.  Add vegan sausage, garlic, chili powder, cayenne powder, 1 Tbs curry powder, thyme and crumbled bullion cube. Stir and break sausage down. Then add water. Cook for 5 minutes. Take mixture off heat, and let cool.

Flour your surface and rolling pin, then take a small piece of dough  and roll it out into a flat circle. Add your filling to one end (not too close to the edges), then fold dough over and press edges with a fork to seal.

Arrange on baking sheet and cook for 30 minutes or until patties become slightly brown.




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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Baked Eggplant


You will think you are at a five star restaurant when you try this recipe!

Ingredients
Servings size: 2

  • 1 Eggplant (sliced)
  • 1 cup Wheat pastry flour
  • 3 Flax seed eggs
  • 1 ½ cups Almond milk
  • 1 cup Bread crumbs
  • Salt (optional)
  • 2 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Cayenne powder
  • 2 tsp Onion powder
  • 1 tsp Thyme

Directions

Preheat oven 350 degrees. Coat a baking sheet with olive oil

Prepare 3 separate bowls in one add milk and flax eggs. In the next bowl add flour, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, cayenne pepper and salt. In the last bowl add bread crumbs, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder and thyme. 

Place sliced eggplant in milk. Coat each eggplant with flour, milk then bread crumbs (must be in this order). Place on baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes flipping half way. Serve as a sandwich or by itself. 


 Some Health Benefits

Eggplant is known for reducing cancer, weight loss and skin tone.  It also helps with the heart, brain and digestive system.



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