DDD #157 – Vegan Glazed Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake (Bread Pudding?)

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OK – I made this recipe up & it did not come out as I had intended.  I expected a more traditional cake texture but got the dense & uber moist bundt you see here that had the consistency of a rich bread pudding.  It was still delicious – but know that it is more accurately described as bread pudding.  If you are a baker & know where I went wrong – let me know.

Vegan Glazed Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake (Bread Pudding?)

INGREDIENTS

for the bundt

8 oz vegan cream cheese

12 TBS vegan butter

2 cups sugar

1 tsp vanilla

pinch salt

4 vegan eggs

1/2 cup vegan sour cream

3/4 cup vegan milk

zest & juice of one lemon

2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 cups blueberries (I used frozen)

for the glaze (optional)

2 cups confectioners sugar, sifted

3 tablespoons water, vegan milk or lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

GARNISH – fresh blueberries, additional powdered sugar, lemon zest

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat the oven to 325 degrees.

Grease a bundt pan and coat with a thin layer of flour.

With a stand mixer or electric hand mixer, whip the cream cheese & butter until blended & sorta fluffy – about 3 minutes.  Whip in the sugar until combined.

Mix in the vanilla, salt, and vegan eggs. Add sour cream, lemon juice & zest & milk.  Blend.

Blend in milk, baking soda & baking powder.

Blend in the flour.

Fold in the blueberries by hand.

Bake approximately 60-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out mostly dry with a few moist crumbs on it.

for the glaze

In a bowl – combine ingredients until smooth.

Let the bundt cake cool before inverting onto a plate.  Drizzle glaze and/or powdered sugar & decorate with extra blueberries.

 

 

 

 

DDD #150 – Vegan Blueberry Apple Pie with Rosemary

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Vegan Blueberry Apple Pie with Rosemary

INGREDIENTS

4 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)

2 apples – sliced very thinly

1 lemon

1 cup sugar

1-2 tsp of fresh rosemary chopped VERY finely (use less for a more subtle flavor)

1 tsp vanilla extract

3 TBS cornstarch

1 package of two pie crusts or the recipe below.

DIRECTIONS

Heat the oven to 375 degrees with a cooking sheet in there on the middle rack.

Core & slice the apples – slice them very thinly – and squeeze the juice of half a lemon on them.

In a sauce pan over medium heat – combine the berries, apple slices, juice from the other half of the lemon, sugar, rosemary, vanilla & cornstarch.  Warm until sugar dissolves & cornstarch is incorporated.  Allow to cool while you prepare the crust.

Divide the dough in two and roll out each half until they are both large enough to line your pie dish.  Layer on crust in the dish & fill with the fruit mix.

Cut the other crust into 1/2- 3/4 inch strips, twist them & coil the strips on top if the pie – starting from the center & working outward until the top is covered.  Put any extra dough in the spots where fruit shows.  (Watch the video if this seems confusing.)

Cover with foil.  Place on the hot cooking sheet & bake at 375 for 20 minutes.  Remove foil & bake another 20-25 minutes or until your crust is golden & the fruit is bubbling.

Cool & serve.

Vegan Buttery Pie Crust

3 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

2/3 cup VERY COLD vegan butter

8-10 TBS VERY COLD water

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl or food processor, mix the flour & salt.  Slice the butter up & work it into the flour.  I did this in my food processor by pulsing it until it was all crumbly. Little chunks of butter in the dough are okay.  Add the water a tablespoon at a time until the dough just comes together.  Don’t add so much that it gets sticky or gooey. Wrap in plastic wrap & chill in the fridge while the pie filling cools.

 

Brie Quesadilla with Smashed Balsamic Blueberries

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This beauty is a three ingredient gem.  Of course, one of the ingredients is my Smashed Balsamic Blueberry Sauce but that is easy to make!  See?

Smashed Balsamic Blueberry Sauce

INGREDIENTS

6 oz fresh blueberries

1 shallot – minced

1/2 TBS olive oil

2 oz balsamic vinegar

1/2 tsp fresh rosemary – minced

DIRECTIONS

Heat the olive oil in a small stock pot & saute the shallot until it softens.

Add the other ingredients & bring to a boil.

Lower heat & simmer about 5 minutes.  I used a potato masher & smashed about half the blueberries.  The edge of a wooden spoon would work, too.  Just be careful because this is a sticky, molten lava.

See?  And the only other things you need are tortillas & brie.

I heated a tortilla in a dry pan, slathered it with blueberry sauce & some brie.  I folded it & compressed it with a pot lid, waited two minutes & repeated that on the other side.

It was sweet & savory melty goodness.  I ate it standing up.  There are no calories that way.

Smashed Balsamic Blueberry Sauce

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This is really easy & REALLY delicious & would go well on sweets (ice cream) or on chicken or fish or even grilled cheese sandwiches.  Try it!  Yummy!

Smashed Balsamic Blueberry Sauce

INGREDIENTS

6 oz fresh blueberries

1 shallot – minced

1/2 TBS olive oil

2 oz balsamic vinegar

1/2 tsp fresh rosemary – minced

DIRECTIONS

Heat the olive oil in a small stock pot & saute the shallot until it softens.

Add the other ingredients & bring to a boil.

Lower heat & simmer about 5 minutes.  I used a potato masher & smashed about half the blueberries.  The edge of a wooden spoon would work, too.  Just be careful because this is a sticky, molten lava.

Now – get creative with how you use it!