So on this festive St. Patrick's day I chose to enlighten my boyfriend into the world of Irish fare....vegan style. AND I AM HALF IRISH, so it's in my blood to be awesome at this kind of thing.
Evan, my lover, had never
before experienced anything beyond corned beef (when he was an Omni) and so now
was my chance to really shine and show him that Irish food is FECKING delicious
as well as healthy when made in the way of the Voluptuous Vegan!
By far we enjoyed our Vegan
soda bread the most! Having adapted from several recipes and memory, this is
what I came up with!
The dry
Mixins
2.5 cups unbleached bread
flour
1.5 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons raw sugar
1/2 cup dried currants (
these really add to the bread!)
1 cup raisins
2.5 teaspoons caraway seeds
The wet
Mixins
3/4 cup almond milk
3 tablespoons apple cider
vinegar
1/2 cup earth balance all
mushed up for mixin'
The
Assembly
This is the fun
part....throw everything into your kitchen aid and press go. The mixture will
get tacky and sick and gooey and doughy and awesome. I love bread. Preheat your
oven to 400 F.
Pull the doughy ball out and
knead the living heck out of it on a well floured surface before splitting the
dough ball in half, kneading the individual balls into your desired shape!
Slap those puppies onto your
greased cookie sheet spaced a little big apart! They aren't going to spread out
so you don't have to worry about leaving TOO much space! Cook the bread for
about 30 minutes or until the top is golden and beautiful! Make sure to let the
dough rest before you cut into it! Soda bread is usually extremely dense and
will be a little doughy in the middle if you don't give it time to cool down
and set up!
Slice like a pie and devour
with a drought of ale, plate of hash, bangers and cabbage!
Enjoy.
XOXO
V.V.
