Vegan cooking: what plant products to replace animals in the kitchen Bashny.Net

Refusing to products of animal origin, such as, for example, milk or eggs, we are faced with a logical question: "What can replace them?", Because they always appear in the recipes of favorite dishes. Yes, and to abandon a hearty omelet, fragrant charlotte or cheesecakes from my childhood is so easy, and do not want to.

In this post we will introduce you to the classic and not very herbal alternatives to animal products. And, the great thing, the taste will not be harmed, and the benefits will be added with a vengeance!

What can replace eggs?
Eggs - a rather multi-functional product, which is used in baking and as a separate dish. If you, for whatever reason, decided to abandon the use of eggs, here are some great alternatives.




Eggs as a bonding element in baking can be replaced by:

crushed banana
corn starch (1 tbsp. l., dissolved in 2 tbsp. l. of water = 1 egg)
milled chia seeds or flax (1 tbsp. l., dissolved in 3 tbsp. l. of water = 1 egg. Do not forget to mix well and let stand for 15 minutes).
chickpeas or oatmeal
peanut butter (for example, 1 tbsp. l. of peanut butter or tahini (sesame paste)
Eggs as a separate dish can be replaced with tofu, cook, for example, or vegan skrambl Shakshuk. To do this, you need only to crumble with his hands and then lightly fry with vegetables, for example.

What can replace the cheese and cottage cheese?
Grated cheese can be replaced with nutritional yeast flakes (Nutritional Yeast Flakes). With spicy cheese and nutty flavor, they are rich in vitamins B (often producers also added to B12), folic acid and zinc - in a word, the most necessary vitamins for vegans. Nutritional yeast - a natural product that is grown from Saccharomycescerevisiae strains. They are cultivated in a mixture of cane and beet molasses and are inactive. After completion of the fermentation process, the yeast is collected, carefully washed and dried. Take note that they are not recommended to heat above 100 degrees, as they may lose their useful properties.

Cottage cheese in cheesecakes can be replaced with tofu.



Cream cheese (Philadelphia type) can be replaced by alternatives nut - for example, from raw cashews. Here is the recipe:
1 cup cashew nuts (soaked overnight in water) + 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste) + 1 tbsp. l. nutritional yeast + ¼ of a cup of water + juice of one lime + salt and pepper to taste. We throw all in a blender and ready!

What can replace milk, yogurt and butter?
Well, the milk is simple - any nut milk can be used instead of cow's and goat's milk (almond, cashew, macadamia, coconut). And, to make it easy to own nuts pour the water at night in order to activate them. Then, using a ratio of 1 part nuts to 3 parts of water, sending them into a blender.

Squeeze and get nutritious and useful vegetable milk! It is also currently in stores can buy rice, oat, hemp milk - all of this wonderful alternative, only pay attention to the composition. Very often manufacturers use too much sugar or sweetener and preservatives.

With yogurt, too, everything is quite simple - is now on sale, you can easily find a coconut yogurt or make it yourself

.

The following options can be used to replace the mayonnaise and other sauces with cream flavor in salads:

+ avocado olive oil + soy milk + salt mix in a blender
mustard +
tahini A useful alternative to butter is coconut. It is rich in lauric acid, which helps us to resist viruses, improves immunity and promotes skin regeneration. Coconut oil is very well absorbed by the body and improves cognitive abilities. Also, importantly, it does not lose its beneficial properties when heated and is therefore perfect for cooking in the oven.

As you can see, it is quite easy to find an alternative to animal products, most importantly, the desire and openness to experiments and a little imagination!
Author: Daria Buchman