Updates and pancake recipe

Yes. There will be. Soon.

No really. As soon as we get around to it. We've been terribly busy and I don't really see tthings changing soon. Hopefully we'll be trying this rather straightforward recipe tonight, lifted without permission but great intentions from the "VEGAN" group on Facebook.

Pancake recipe

Ingredients

100g cake flour
30ml vegetable oil
15ml sugar
10ml baking powder
Pinch of salt
200ml soy milk

Method

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Mix thoroughly. Mix in soy milk and oil and whisk until smooth.

Heat some oil in a frying pan. It is hot enough if a drop of batter on the pan sizzles.

***Update***

We did indeed make the pancakes and they are delicious! Mally added a bit more soy milk to thin it. The texture is soft and fluffy and it tastes awesome. They are a bit fragile though - we may experiment with No Egg (egg substitute) or otherwise just use them flat rather than folded over. Either way, WIN. Who needs eggs?

Coconut ice

One of my favourite things ever, and one of the first things I ever made myself, coconut ice is just delicious. However, it is not normally vegan as it is usually made with condensed milk. Happily, my mom's ancient "Sonskyn Happies" recipe book yielded a cooked recipe which uses milk. Needless to say this was easily replaced with good quality soy milk. I made some for a koekverkoping at a school and took some to work and it was very popular :)

Ingredients (with apologies and thanks to the tannies who compiled Sonskyn Happies for the church or school or something)

4 cups sugar
1 cup soy milk (I used Bokomo So Fresh powdered soy milk)
2 tbsp syrup
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 - 2 cups coconut
pink food colouring (optional)

Method
Mix sugar, milk, syrup and cream of tartar and boil for 10 minutes.
Let cool for about 5 minutes, stir in coconut and stir for a while.
Let the mixture stand for a few minutes (optional)
Pour into a greased baking tray or oven dish.
When it starts setting (about 30 minutes), cut into squares.

Makes 16-20 squares.

Delicious! Don't eat too much if you want to make it to middle age =)