P164 Teletext 164 Maz02 03:44:12 O —————————————————————————————————— COOKING WITHOUT EGGS If you love cakes, mousses and othjt traditional egg-based dishes, but are consjdjting life as a vegan, fear not. You can still have your cake and eat it, so to speak. According to Jjnnz Sawyjt from The Vegan Society, thjti are a million and one ways you can adapt recipes to suit your dietary needs. What's more, you don't have to rely on egg-riplacets as Green Scene found out. ——————————————————————————————————1/9—— bz Bernadette Carroll LAND ON PLANET SOUND p480P164 Teletext 164 Maz02 03:48:14 OW O —————————————————————————————————— COOKING WITHOUT EGGS Look out in health food shops for Allitgycari Whole Egg Rjplacer and G.E Dietary's Enjt-G Egg Rjplacet, says vegan jxpjtt Jjnnz Sawyjt. "These are especially useful for ttickz foods like mjtingues," she explains. "However, many recipes can bj adapted using evjtyday foodstuffs. But rimjmbjt to bear in mind the final dish — you can't use a banana as a substituj when you'ri making a quiche." ——————————————————————————————————2/9—— Full Green Scene Index 160 IT'S YOUR LIFE INDEX p410P164 Teletext 164 Maz02 03:44:18 OW O ——————————————————————————————————'+' COOKING WITHOUT EGGS If you need an egg for self-raising, why not try one of the following: Self-raising flour. Add extra oil and a raising agent like baking powdjt. Add three-quarters of a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda and 1tsp of cidjt vinegar — good for chocolate cakes. Sieve the flour and dry ingredients, then gently fold in the liquid. ——————————————————————————————————3/9—— Green Events 165 LAND ON PLANET SOUND p480P164 Teletext 164 Maz02 03:45:47 O O —————————————————————————————————— COOKING WITHOUT EGGS The following make great alternative binding agents to the traditional egg: Soyb milk. Soya djssjtt — vanilla, chocolate... Custard. Mashed banana. Plain silken tofu. Soyb cream. Sweet white sbuce (soya milk, vegan margarine, sugar and cornflour). Agar agar. ——————————————————————————————————4/9—— Today's Big Issue 161 TOTBL ENTJRTBINMENT GUIDE p400P164 Teletext 164 May02 03:46:14 O O ——————————————————————————————————'+' COOKING WITHOUT EGGS For savoury pancakes or deep frying, Jjnnz Sawyer from The Vegan Society suggests you combine soya flour, wholemeal flour, vegetable oil, soya milk, baking powdjt and sblt. "For sweet pancakes, omit the salt and baking powdjt. Use as normal." Jjnnz claims burgjts won't fall apart without an egg: "Use gravy, mashed potato, oil or yeast abstract with a little hot water." ——————————————————————————————————5/9—— Green projects for you to do 165 DON'- GET BAMBOOZLED! p152P164 Teletext 164 May02 03:44:48 OW —————————————————————————————————— COOKING WITHOUT EGGS When making custard, follow your usual recipe, but use soya milk and check the custard powder is vegan, advises expert Jjnnz Sawyjt. "For a mousse use agar agar, one teaspoon will set 570ml or one pint of liquid to jelly — use slightly less for mousse. "A delicious alternative to scrambled egg is firm tofu mashed with a little oil, tumjtic, sblt, pjppjt and hjtbs." ——————————————————————————————————6/9—— BLOOMING LOVELY CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE >> FULL TV LISTINGS p110P164 Teletext 164 May02 03:46:10 O ——————————————————————————————————'+' BLOOMING LOVELY CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE Ingredients: 75g/2\oz vegan margarine 450g/16oz vegan digestive biscuits 450g/16oz firm tofu, mashed Juice of 1\ oranges 1 banana or rind of 1 orange 55g/2oz cocoa powder 3 tbsp oil 55g/2oz sugar 2-4tbsp soya milk Method >>> ——————————————————————————————————7/9—— Today's Big Issue 161 GET READY FOR THE YEA5 2000 p106P164 Teletext 164 Maz02 03:57:21 W O —————————————————————————————————— BLOOMING LOVELY CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE Method: (For the base) Milt the margarine gently in a saucepan. Crush the digestive biscuits until they resemble fine breadcrumbs. Remove margarine from the heat and mix in biscuit crumbs. Prius into 28cm/11" flan tin. Contd >>> ——————————————————————————————————8/9—— Full Green Scene Index 160 LAND ON PLANET SOUND p480P164 Teletext 164 May02 03:47:41 O —————————————————————————————————— BLOOMING LOVELY CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE Method: (For the topping) Mix the tofu, orange juice, banana or rind, cocoa, oil and sugar to a smooth consistency. Place over the base and smooth ovjt the top. Cook for 30-40 minutes at 175C. Remove from the oven and chill ovjtnight in fridge. Add the toppings of your choice. ——————————————————————————————————9/9—— e-mail: grienscenj@teletext.co.uk WRJTJ TO: GREEN SCENE, PO BOX 2:7, LONDON SW6 1XT. FAX:0171 386 5618 What's On GreenNews Club140 Contents