Cooking Links

Being a lazy sod, I haven't really come around to adding many recipies, in fact most of the stuff I cook is done without consulting written documentation.

• Veganer Rhabarberkuchen (Vegan Rhubarb Cake - recipe in German, ask for translation if interested)

Favorite Dealcoholised/Non-Alcoholic Beverages

• Dreher alkoholmentes - if you know a source outside of Hungary, please let me know!
• Vino Zero pleasant Sauvignon Blanc, I haven't come around to working on my bad reception of the Syrah (available in Austria at Biomarket)
• Bitburger drive alkoholfrei - was available in Austria at Interspar for a while
• Erdinger alkoholfrei - available in Austria at Interspar for a while
• The Beer With the Worst Website ever (wants js and flash) is available in Austria at Spark and Nells Gastwirtschaft amongst others

Unrelated

• Vegan Camembert DIY and recipe
• Lazyness does pay off occasionally: I found that the fastest way to rehydrate sundried tomatoes is to nuke them with ~ 1/5 liquid in the microwave for a few minutes. This works fine with a metal screw-on cap half closed (but be careful not to seal it, or it might explode - I won't be held responsible for the consequences!) Add a drop of vinegar and some extra virgin olive oil, shake, and don't burn your palate :)
• I've been baking lots of bread lately
• romesco sauce (nuts, almonds, tomatoes, garlic, olive oil)
• skordalia (greek spread of potatoes and garlic)
• poor man's caviar (eggplant/garlic/onion) - foodtv or other google targets
• Best Vegan Mac and Cheese in the entire world...seriously according to this recipe.
  A quick test confirms: they're really great (15 minutes is definitely not enough baking time though)

Recipes

Sweets

Basics

• Falsches Schlagobers (aus: "So kochen die Maenner in Litschau")
  0.5 l Wasser
  100 g Zucker
  Zitronensaft
  40 g Griess
  Wasser, Zucker, Zitronensaft aufkochen, Griess einruehren, erkalten lassen, aufschlagen

Cakes

Mohnkuchen/Poppy Seed Cake

A recipe handed down from my Grandmother (Julia) in Thaures to my father ...

Grundrezept - nicht vegan, deutsche Version

• 5 dkg¹ Butter
• 15 dkg Zucker
• 1 Ei
• ca. 1/4 l Milch
• 20 dkg Mehl
• 20 dkg geriebener Mohn
• 1 Paket Backpulver
• 1 Paket Vanillinzucker

Im Weitling Butter, Zucker, Ei und Vanillinzucker schaumig ruehren. Backpulver mit Mehl und Mohn vermischen und unter Zugabe der Milch darunter ruehren, bis ein nicht zu fester Teig entsteht. In gefetteter und gestaubter Form nicht zu heiss backen.

¹Offizielle Abkuerzung 1 dag = 1 Dekagramm = 10 g

Franz' Vegan Version of the Poppy Seed Cake

• 50 g coconut oil (other types of fat/shortening might work)
• 100 g sugar (or volume compatible sweetener like xylitol, maltitol, erithrol, ...)
• 1 packet (250 ml) soy cream (available in Austria as "Soja Cuisine")
• a little bit of soy drink to make a smooth dough
• 100 g wheat flour (whole meal is fine)
• 300 g ground poppy seed
• 1 pack of baking powder

Mix sugar and fat. Mix flour, poppy seed and soy cream, add to sugar and fat with soy drink, producing a dough that is not too tough. Bake in oiled and powdered form.