Cranberry Orange Nut Loaf

ingredients: 

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup unbleached white flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 cup light vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• zest and juice of 1 small or 1/2 large orange
• 1/4 cup soy or rice beverage (plain or vanilla)
• 1 cup whole cranberries
• 1/4 - 1/2 cup walnuts (you decide the amount)

method:

Preheat oven to 350.

Line the bottom of a loaf pan with parchment paper and oil the sides (I use Earth Balance).

Thaw cranberries and slice each one in half. 

In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients. In a smaller bowl combine wet ingredients and add to dry. Mix until combined, then fold in cranberries and nuts. 

Transfer batter to pan and bake 40 - 45 minutes, until cake bounces back when pressed with a finger, is quite golden and has pulled away from the sides of the pan a bit.

Transfer to wire rack and let cool. 

Recipe adapted from: Sweet and Natural by Meredith McCarty

Daiya Cheese Breadsticks

I've been meaning to make these for at least a year and finally got around to it.  I've never made bread sticks before, but am an old hand at the bread machine thing, so thought I'd give it a whirl.  We used to love the cheese sticks that the Queensdale Market on Lonsdale sells, but these are easily just as tasty.

So, you do need a bread machine for this recipe, unless you're savvy at adapting these for the traditional method.

ingredients:

In a breadmachine, add the following ingredients in the order as they appear:

• 1 1/3 cups tepid water
• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 2 Tbsp Earth Balance buttery spread
• 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/4 tsp bread machne yeast

You will also need about 4 - 5 cups Daiya vegan cheese (2 packages should cover you)

method:

Fit pan into bread machine and select "Dough Cycle"

Once done, remove dough onto a lightly floured surface, cover with a large bowl and let rise for 10 - 15 minutes.

Divide dough into sections (however many you want, size is up to you), and roll into long stick-like shapes, like in the photo below.

Pop your pan, or pans, into an oven preheated to 375 degrees, and bake for 10 - 15 minutes, depending on size of bread sticks.

Remove from oven, brush dough with olive oil, and sprinkle generously with Daiya, patting it onto the dough to "stick" and letting it crumble around the edges too.  The more the better!

Bake another 5 - 7 minutes, or until edges of the Daiya cheese are just slightly crispy.  Remove from oven and try not to eat them all within 24 hrs!