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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

1/2 cup coconut oil

1 cup brown sugar

1 Tbsp vegetable oil

4-5 ripe bananas

1 1/2 cups flour

1 t baking soda

1 t baking powder

pinch of salt

1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients in a medium size bowl. Pour into pan and top with more chocolate chips. Bake for 45-55 mins.

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Baking substitutes

Eggs

If you are baking something light and fluffy (ex. cakes or cupcakes)

Ener-g egg replacer

1/4 cup pureed soft tofu

2 tsp baking powder, 2 Tbs warm water, 1 Tbs vegetable oil (mix until well combined)

1/2 can of diet soda

If you want dense and chewy (ex. Cookies or brownies)

Ener-g egg replacer

1/4 cup pureed soft tofu

1 mashed ripe banana

1/4 cup applesauce

1 Tbs ground flaxseed, 3 Tbs water (mixed well)

Buttermilk

(1 cup=) 1 cup soymilk, 1/2 Tbs vinegar (whisked)

Sweetned Condensed Milk

(14 oz=) 2 1/2 cups soymilk, 6 Tbs vegan butter, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 tsp salt (Heat soymilk in pot, in separate larger pot melt butter then add the sugar, when sugar begins to melt add soymilk and salt, low boil and stir for 5 mins)

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Vegan Junk Food

Have a craving for sweet or salty there are a lot of accidentally vegan snack choices

Sweet

Oreos

Skittles

Nutter Butters

Dots

Dum-Dums

Teddy Grahams (Chocolate and Cinnamon)

Kool-Aid Gels

Cocoa Pebbles

Pop Tarts (Unfrosted Strawberry)

Jolly Ranchers

Cracker Jacks

Swedish Fish

Airheads taffy

Keebler Animal Crackers

Sweet Tarts

Twizzlers

Sour Patch Kids

Runts

Trix

Froot Loops

Mike and Ike

Salted

Orville Simply Salted Popcorn

Lays Original Potato Chips

Fritos

Tortilla Chips

Triscuits

Wheat Thins

Pretzels

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Health Benefits of Wheat Grass

Vitamin A -  essential for the proper health of skin, nails and hair as well as the digestive track.

Vitamin E - helps with the immune system

Vitamin B-12 - boosts immunity and energy

Magnesium - helps the body retain proper enzyme levels and fight toxins in the blood and other tissues of the body

Iron - helps with circulation and the quality and health of blood in the body

Calcium - helps keep bones strong and also helps to retain overall health of the body

A physical and mental sense of well-being

More energy and better sleep

Stronger immune system

Detoxification on a cellular level

Reduced inflammation in the entire body

Lessened appetite cravings

Increased mental clarity

Steadier nerves

Improved eyesight and night vision

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Recently I discovered kale, and now I am obsessed with it! Here's one of my favorite recipes so far, it's super easy and takes less than ten minutes. Enjoy! -Amelia

Garlic Sautéed Kale

Ingredients:

Kale (about 2-3 big leaves) washed and torn into pieces

1-2 cloves of garlic, chopped

2-3 tablespoons of olive oil

 Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat

 Sauté the garlic until it gets to be a golden color

 Add the kale, stir it around and let it cook until it turns bright green. This should take about two minutes

Remove from heat and serve immediately.

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Ingredients

⅓ cup soy milk

2 ¼ teaspoons dry active yeast, (1 package)

½ cup sugar

3 tablespoons Vegan Butter (Earth Balance Margarine), softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 tablespoons ground flax seed

2 – 3 cups flour

½ cup corn starch

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon sea salt

1 apple, peeled and thinly sliced (be sure to save the peel for the Apple Filling)

Apple Pie Filling (See Recipe Below)

Coconut Cream Drizzle (See Recipe Below)

Directions

Pour soy milk in a small bowl and warm in the microwave for 10 seconds. After test the milk to make sure it’s not too warm. I usually put my finger in the milk – it should be slightly warmer than my finger. If it feels hot, then it needs to sit and cool for a bit. Then add the yeast. Stir for a bit and then allow the yeast to proof in the warm milk until foamy.

In a large bowl combine proofed yeast with sugar, Vegan Butter, and vanilla.

In a separate bowl combine ground flaxseed, 2 cups of flour, corn starch, baking powder, baking soda and salt to create the flour mix. Gradually add flour mix into wet ingredients and stir until you have a sticky dough.

Place the dough on a well-floured surface, sprinkle with flour and knead for 5 minutes or so. If the dough becomes sticky again sprinkle with more flour.

You’ll know your dough is ready when you press your thumb in the middle leaving an impression and the dough rises back up to fill the void. Place the dough in an oiled bowl, spray the top with cooking spray, cover with a moist tea towel and set aside in a warm place for 30 minutes to an hour so the dough can double in size.

After the dough has doubled in size, punch it down. Pour it out onto your well-floured surface, sprinkle with a little more flour and use a rolling pin to flatten it out. Your goal is to shape the dough into a rectangle about 12″ x 16″.

Spread the apple pie filling in an even layer across the top of the dough. Top that with the thin slices of apple.

Now it’s time for the fun part, rolling the dough until it forms a sort of cinnamon roll log. You’re going to roll the long side of the rectangle so begin with the part that is closes to you and roll the dough one section at a time. Keep rolling the dough tightly as possible until you reach the end. Pinch the ends of the dough to try to hold all the goodies inside.

Using a serrated knife, slice the rolls about 1 1/2″ thick and carefully place them into a greased cake pan. Leave about an inch between each roll. Cover loosely with that moist cloth from step 5 and walk away. While you’re waiting you could go ahead and get that oven warmed up to 350° F.

Once the rolls have risen, bake them for about 30 minutes. You’ll know they’re done when you look in and see a nice golden edge (see photos above).

Find the original recipe HERE

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Powdered Egg Replacer

Makes the equivalent of approx. 45 – 50 eggs

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups potato starch 1 1/2 cups tapioca starch 2/3 cup baking powder 1/3 cup baking soda

Method

1. Place all ingredients in a bowl.

2. Combine well.

3. Store in an airtight container.

Notes

　

1. To substitute for 1 egg, use 1 rounded 1/2 Tbsp egg replacer powder and 2 Tbsp (1/8 cup) water (filtered water preferred).

2. If your recipe calls for egg whites beaten stiff, beat the egg replacer powder with water until stiff (this won’t work for heavily egg-white-based dishes like meringues, however.

3. For recipes calling for egg yolks, use 1 rounded 1/2 Tbsp egg replacer powder with 1 Tbsp water.