Vegan fats
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- Pepper Pig
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Vegan fats
I have been tasked to make an apple crumble to take for a Fathers Day/Dad’s birthday on Sunday week. The apples are in the freezer so it’s dead easy. What do I use to replace the butter I would normally use in the crumble mix please?
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Re: Vegan fats
Haven't made one for ages PP but I sub with any vegan spread, usually Flora as that's what we use all the time. I tried it with coconut oil once but can't recall if it was better or worse than the spread. The fact that I never repeated it makes me think it wasn't as nice.
- Pepper Pig
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Re: Vegan fats
Thanks Kacey but that’s where I’m coming unstuck I think. I always use cold, hard butter, not a spread, for a crumble. Can’t imagine it with anything soft.
ETA. Never looked but can you get solid Flora?
ETA. Never looked but can you get solid Flora?
Re: Vegan fats
No sadly, Stork do a solid version. I haven't bought that for years. I use Trex for vegan pastry but I haven't used it in a crumble, I think the fact that it looks like lard puts me off using it for sweet things.
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Re: Vegan fats
Is Stork vegan?
Re: Vegan fats
Pepper Pig wrote:Is Stork vegan?
Yes.
There are loads of vegan fats on the market, depending on where you are shopping. Some are hard, some spreadable. I'd use a hard fat for a crumble.
Traditional home baking, and more:
http://mainlybaking.blogspot.co.uk/
http://mainlybaking.blogspot.co.uk/
- Pepper Pig
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Re: Vegan fats
Thanks Sue. Hard Stork it is.
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Re: Vegan fats
If you search for "vegan baking block" using the term block cuts out the spreadables, and the two top his are Stork baking block and Vitalite baking block, plus various own brands so I don't think you will have much difficulty finding a vegan "butter"
- Pepper Pig
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Re: Vegan fats
Thanks. Stork appears to have palm oil in. Better not tell Josh .
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Re: Vegan fats
I suspect they need either palm or coconut oil to stop them being runny, most veg fats are at least semi liquid
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Re: Vegan fats
Flora plant butter says it uses sustainable palm oil.
Re: Vegan fats
I've looked in my vegan cookbook (Australian Womans Weekly) and there are no crumble recipes. The only pastry I can see is for a pumpkin & fig tart, and it uses olive oil. OK for rolling out but not for making a crumble.
(most vegans we know hate palm oil with a passion due it's production linked with destruction of animal habitat. Given a choice, they'd probably - albeit reluctantly- go for a crumble made with butter).
(most vegans we know hate palm oil with a passion due it's production linked with destruction of animal habitat. Given a choice, they'd probably - albeit reluctantly- go for a crumble made with butter).
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Re: Vegan fats
Palm oil is not that simple though, according to several reports I've read sustainable palm oil is not grown on newly cleared land, but on abandoned rubber plantations etc, and the yield of oil from a hectare of land is astonishing, much higher than from say rape seed or even cocnut
having said which, when you fly into Kuala Lumpur and you see all those miles of green squares, each with what looks like an embroidery knot in the middle which is an oil palm, it is rather shocking
having said which, when you fly into Kuala Lumpur and you see all those miles of green squares, each with what looks like an embroidery knot in the middle which is an oil palm, it is rather shocking
Re: Vegan fats
I found this Naturli from Sainsbury. If you read the reviews, the 9th one says "Star choice for crumble topping!": If you believe reviews that is, or do a test bake as it might work differently with flour or oats or wholemeal as the crumb.
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/Pro ... ganic-200g
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/Pro ... ganic-200g
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Re: Vegan fats
Ooh, thanks Jeral.
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Re: Vegan fats
Give the crumble a try with olive oil - and maybe use less?
- Pepper Pig
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Re: Vegan fats
I need a hard fat KK. Life is too stressful without my being asked to try a new crumble method. Am too bloody old.
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Re: Vegan fats
Then freeze it.
No, I understand perfectly. I´m too bloody old as well!
No, I understand perfectly. I´m too bloody old as well!
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