Vegan Baking
A hydrogenated, solid vegetable fat, often cheaper than butter, and when not supplemented with milk powder able to be used as a substitute in vegan baking.
What is margarine?
A process in which rice and/or beans are left in water for hours to a day before cooking to absorb water and reduce cooking time.
What is soaking?
A macronutrient that is often associated with meats, but can be easily obtained through legumes, tofu, or seitan.
What is Protein?
A type of bean named after their resemblance to a certain organ.
What are kidney beans?
A gelling agent derived from animal bones.
What is gelatine?
A fungus, often thought to be an animal, able to be used in common baked goods such as bread.
What is yeast?
A process in which an ingredient is left in a flavourful paste or liquid for a long time to absorb the flavours before cooking.
What is marinating?
A micronutrient required for things like bone health, commonly found in beans, tofu, and certain grains and vegetables.
The namesake of an American hip-hop group.
What are black-eyed peas?
A milk protein commonly used in protein shakes.
What is whey?
A wheat protein formed during the making of bread, but which can also be isolated and used to make seitan.
What is gluten?
A process in which vegetables, often onions are cooked in a pan in order for the sugars in them to brown.
What is caramelisation?
A micronutrient not naturally in any plant-based foods but easily attainable through fortified foods or supplementation.
What is B12?
A bean named after an animal product.
What are butter beans?
A red colour agent made of bugs.
What is carmine?
Chickpea water, able to be used as an egg substitute.
What is aquafaba?
Something vegetables can be covered with in order to even browning and enhance flavours.
What is oil?
A type of lipid that is frequently associated with fish, but can be obtained from algae (that's where the fish get it from).
What are Omega-3 fatty acids?
What are garbanzo beans?
An animal ingredient that is used in the US to filter sugar.
What is bone char?
The one plant milk able to react with apple cider vinegar and salt to coagulate into a ricotta-like "cheese".
What is soy?
A process used to make foods such as Kim-Chi or sourdough, in which foods are worked on by microorganisms to create lactic acid and/or ethanol.
What is fermentation?
A micronutrient that can significantly help in the absorption of calcium.
Beans that contain complete protein.
What are soy beans/edamame beans?
An animal ingredient sometimes used to filter alcohols.
What is isinglass/dried fish swim bladders?