Guest guest Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Here is the recipe from the forums on http://www.postpunkkitchen.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=20602 & p=3 (if you scroll down a bit, it's there). This is Isa's recipe she posted, the crust kind of comes out like a shortbread cookie type crust - which I think is about what they had in the non-vegan ones (I really can't recall). The only change I did was that I don't have a food processor big enough for the whole crust ingredients, so I just used a pastry blender and did it by hand. I did a double batch, but made the crusts separately. I doubled everything otherwise, and they were just amazing. I never made anything with agar agar before, but now I'm so excited to try more things that use it (namely the marshmallows in one of my cookbooks I can't recall the name of right now). Without further ado, here is the recipe Lemon Squares: Crust: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup powdered sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 cup non-hydrogenated margarine Filling: 1 1/3 cups water 3 tablespoons agar agar flakes 1 1/4 cups sugar 1/8 teaspoon tumeric 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice 3 tablespoons arrowroot powder 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest (from two large lemons) 1/4 cup soymilk Extra powdered or confectioners' sugar to decorate finished bars Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Pulse flour, powdered sugar and cornstarch in food processor. Add margarine in spoonfuls and blend, 8 to 10 seconds, and then pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle mixture into prepared baking pan and press firmly into an even layer with slightly raised sides to hold in the filling. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes and then bake for 40 minutes; remove from oven and let cool. Meanwhile, prepare the filling. In a sauce pot, soak the agar agar in the water for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, zest your lemons and squueze your lemon juice. Mix the arrowroot into the lemon juice to dissolve. When the agar has been soaking for 15 minutes, turn the heat up and bring to a boil. Boil for about 10 minutes, or until the agar is completely dissolved. Add the sugar and tumeric and boil until dissolved, about 3 minutes. Lower the heat to medium and add the arrow root and lemon juice mixture, then add the lemon zest and soy milk. Wisk constantly until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. It should not be rapidly boiling, but lowly bubbling is ok. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust, let cool for 20 minutes and then refrigerate for at least 3 hours, until the filling is only slightly jiggly and set. Use a sifter or a fine mesh strainer for sprinkle the bars with powdered sugar. Slice into squares and serve. On 7/30/07, robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: > > I LOVE lemon squares and would love a recipe without eggs... > > Missie Ward <mszzzi <mszzzi%40gmail.com>> wrote: Lynnea, > > My brother-in-law typically does not like vegan food (I think he means > restaurant seitan and such), though he has always been amazed/impressed > with > everything we've ever made here (bbq seitan, seitan roasts, and other > stuff > that was not seitan). He generally doesn't like seitan and he is always > surprised when he likes mine so much. He would try it, but not keep eating > if he didn't like it. He always seems confused when he tries the stuff I > make because it's so good. > > A friend of mine's daughter just had a birthday and she was going to make > lemon squares (by her daughter's request). I offered to make them and I > found the recipe at the ppk.com and everyone raved about them. We made a > double batch, and they were just amazing. There were actually several > people > and kids (not counting us) that were very happy that they could eat them - > on had a peanut allergy (to the extent they can't have storebought > cakes/etc > because they might have peanut oil), another was a vegetarian family, one > little girl was vegetarian (but not her family) and then there was also > us(vegan). Everyone else just thought they were really very good. One lady > asked for the recipe. > > I have brought stuff for us to my IL's when there's been b'day stuff - and > they at least make an effort and get a slice of vegan cake for our son, at > least now they do. And only for him, not us. LOL. I don't care as we share > between the 3 of us whatever it is, or I bring something. I haven't asked > to > make any for them yet. I know we did make cake and stuff for my Husband's > birthday over there, but I don't know what else. > > It's like it only recently occured to me to offer. After the reception > of > the lemon squares, I may just do this for my b'day (the one that is next > on > the list LOL). > > Thanks for the great suggestions! We do need to have more dinner parties > and > such over here, and I guess if I really want to maybe do catering, then I > should start offering and what not. > Missie > > On 7/30/07, Lynnea Hansen Nascimento <lynnea_hansen<lynnea_hansen%40>> > wrote: > > > > Paige, Missie and all, > > I've also had success with exposing our friends to good vegan food--my > > friend's son loved a vegan cake I had made, and when his birthday rolled > > around, I offered to make the cake (which of course meant it would be a > > party where my boys would be able to eat the cake!). Even knowing they'd > > have only about 20 guests, I made a cake to feed an army, so everyone > could > > just eat as much as they wanted. It was a huge success, lots of people > asked > > for the recipe, and the other day my friend brought over vegan cake for > our > > children! Even the parents who inicially didn't ask for the recipe have > had > > to learn how to make it, because their kids bugged them so much to have > it > > at home. > > (And it's loaded with good stuff--ground flaxseeds, wheat germ, carrots, > > tofu, soymilk...) But as far as the kids could see, it was just a > vanilla > > cake with chocolate chips and chocolate frosting. > > And there were no vegetarians of any kind in the group, all omnivores. > > Real friends, in our experience, have always reacted well to our being > > vegan, and in Brazil, we are in an even tinier minority than you lucky > US > > vegans... > > Lynnea > > > > Missie Ward <mszzzi <mszzzi%40gmail.com> <mszzzi%40gmail.com>> > wrote: Paige, > > > > This sounds like a really fun idea. We may have to have a party just to > do > > something like this. It's nifty,and everyone gets to do something new > - > > it's fabulous! > > > > Missie > > > > On 7/28/07, Paige <gosstucker<gosstucker%40roadrunner.com><gosstucker%40roadrunner.\ com>> > > wrote: > > > > > > Tonia, > > > > > > I am a little backlogged on email can you tell? But I wanted to > > > respond. In our home right now we are vegan and do not bring meat or > > dairy > > > into the house. For houseguests we make sure our friends are aware of > > > this, > > > but we try to make it fun and unconventional when they come over so > our > > > friends don't compare it to other dinners. We always do a tapas or > > > appetizer event. So we call our friends and let them pick the theme: > > > Italian, French, Japanese, Thai, Greek, Lebanese, Spanish, etc. then > we > > > research vegan dishes and make appetizer portions of tons of different > > > foods. It is fun for me and my son to cook together (we usually do > this > > > while my husband works nights).. Then when our guests come over we > have > > > music to go with the theme that we have downloaded usually off iTunes. > > We > > > have candles and drinks that fit the food. > > > > > > It lets our friends experience something new and us too. It > > > also is great because our friends don't feel pressure to eat a whole > > > portion > > > of something they don't like not to offend us. They can take a little > > bit > > > of each item and then go back for what they like, leave off what they > > > don't > > > and feel good about the whole experience. We often think of things > from > > > our > > > perspective because we are the minority, but my friends have said it > can > > > be > > > tense if you think the food tastes really bad but you don't want to > > offend > > > a > > > veggie friend.. this takes off some of the pressure of a big dish. It > > also > > > makes it fun and different for all of us. I really encourage you to > try > > > it, > > > our friends try and get us to host the dinners most often because they > > > like > > > it so much. and now when we go out to their houses, for example, July > 4 > > > our > > > friends had a bbq. Everyone brought a dish we could eat.. there was so > > > much > > > there I could not believe it.. our making it fun for our friends has > > > opened > > > their eyes and their pallets and they are much more aware and > > considerate > > > when we are out at their houses. I no longer even have to bring food > we > > > can > > > eat.. there are ALWAYS vegan dishes at our friends events, it is so > > nice! > > > > > > Paige > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > <%40><%40><%40g\ roups.com> [ > > > <%40><%40><%40g\ roups.com>] On > > > Behalf Of littlemomma0104 > > > Sunday, July 22, 2007 7:39 PM > > > <%40><%40><%40g\ roups.com> > > > Re: non-vegetarian dinner guests > > > > > > @gro <% <%25><%25><%25> > > > 40> ups.com, > > > > > > " vegton " <vegton wrote: > > > > > > > > How do you all handle your non-vegetarian dinner guests? My > > > husband > > > > and I avoid having dinner guests because we disagree on how the > > > meal > > > > should be handled. I say, since we're vegetarians we shouldn't > > > serve > > > > meat, but he says that since most of our friends always make sure > > > we > > > > have something to eat we should make sure they have something to > > > eat. > > > > We have friends that have flat out told us " something has to die in > > > > order for me to consider it a meal. " > > > > > > > > So, since we disagree on this we just don't have people over for > > > food > > > > or when we do we order out (I still don't like meat being in our > > > house, > > > > but we don't pay for it.) > > > > > > > > I think it's totally different from them making sure we have > > > something > > > > to eat and us making sure they have something to eat (apparently > > > > they'll starve if there's no meat) because of our beliefs. They > > > aren't > > > > opposed to pasta and vegetables!! > > > > > > > > Tonia > > > > > > > I agree with you 100% No one ever died from eating string beans. I > > > always think bean burritos with all the fixings are also a great safe > > > way to go. I say stick to your guns, if they do not like the menu > > > then they can eat dessert! heheheh. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 As soon as it's cool enough to turn on the oven, I am going to make these! Thank you for forwarding the recipe. Missie Ward <mszzzi wrote: Here is the recipe from the forums on http://www.postpunkkitchen.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=20602 & p=3 (if you scroll down a bit, it's there). This is Isa's recipe she posted, the crust kind of comes out like a shortbread cookie type crust - which I think is about what they had in the non-vegan ones (I really can't recall). The only change I did was that I don't have a food processor big enough for the whole crust ingredients, so I just used a pastry blender and did it by hand. I did a double batch, but made the crusts separately. I doubled everything otherwise, and they were just amazing. I never made anything with agar agar before, but now I'm so excited to try more things that use it (namely the marshmallows in one of my cookbooks I can't recall the name of right now). Without further ado, here is the recipe Lemon Squares: Crust: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup powdered sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 cup non-hydrogenated margarine Filling: 1 1/3 cups water 3 tablespoons agar agar flakes 1 1/4 cups sugar 1/8 teaspoon tumeric 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice 3 tablespoons arrowroot powder 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest (from two large lemons) 1/4 cup soymilk Extra powdered or confectioners' sugar to decorate finished bars Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Pulse flour, powdered sugar and cornstarch in food processor. Add margarine in spoonfuls and blend, 8 to 10 seconds, and then pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle mixture into prepared baking pan and press firmly into an even layer with slightly raised sides to hold in the filling. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes and then bake for 40 minutes; remove from oven and let cool. Meanwhile, prepare the filling. In a sauce pot, soak the agar agar in the water for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, zest your lemons and squueze your lemon juice. Mix the arrowroot into the lemon juice to dissolve. When the agar has been soaking for 15 minutes, turn the heat up and bring to a boil. Boil for about 10 minutes, or until the agar is completely dissolved. Add the sugar and tumeric and boil until dissolved, about 3 minutes. Lower the heat to medium and add the arrow root and lemon juice mixture, then add the lemon zest and soy milk. Wisk constantly until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. It should not be rapidly boiling, but lowly bubbling is ok. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust, let cool for 20 minutes and then refrigerate for at least 3 hours, until the filling is only slightly jiggly and set. Use a sifter or a fine mesh strainer for sprinkle the bars with powdered sugar. Slice into squares and serve. On 7/30/07, robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: > > I LOVE lemon squares and would love a recipe without eggs... > > Missie Ward <mszzzi <mszzzi%40gmail.com>> wrote: Lynnea, > > My brother-in-law typically does not like vegan food (I think he means > restaurant seitan and such), though he has always been amazed/impressed > with > everything we've ever made here (bbq seitan, seitan roasts, and other > stuff > that was not seitan). He generally doesn't like seitan and he is always > surprised when he likes mine so much. He would try it, but not keep eating > if he didn't like it. He always seems confused when he tries the stuff I > make because it's so good. > > A friend of mine's daughter just had a birthday and she was going to make > lemon squares (by her daughter's request). I offered to make them and I > found the recipe at the ppk.com and everyone raved about them. We made a > double batch, and they were just amazing. There were actually several > people > and kids (not counting us) that were very happy that they could eat them - > on had a peanut allergy (to the extent they can't have storebought > cakes/etc > because they might have peanut oil), another was a vegetarian family, one > little girl was vegetarian (but not her family) and then there was also > us(vegan). Everyone else just thought they were really very good. One lady > asked for the recipe. > > I have brought stuff for us to my IL's when there's been b'day stuff - and > they at least make an effort and get a slice of vegan cake for our son, at > least now they do. And only for him, not us. LOL. I don't care as we share > between the 3 of us whatever it is, or I bring something. I haven't asked > to > make any for them yet. I know we did make cake and stuff for my Husband's > birthday over there, but I don't know what else. > > It's like it only recently occured to me to offer. After the reception > of > the lemon squares, I may just do this for my b'day (the one that is next > on > the list LOL). > > Thanks for the great suggestions! We do need to have more dinner parties > and > such over here, and I guess if I really want to maybe do catering, then I > should start offering and what not. > Missie > > On 7/30/07, Lynnea Hansen Nascimento <lynnea_hansen<lynnea_hansen%40>> > wrote: > > > > Paige, Missie and all, > > I've also had success with exposing our friends to good vegan food--my > > friend's son loved a vegan cake I had made, and when his birthday rolled > > around, I offered to make the cake (which of course meant it would be a > > party where my boys would be able to eat the cake!). Even knowing they'd > > have only about 20 guests, I made a cake to feed an army, so everyone > could > > just eat as much as they wanted. It was a huge success, lots of people > asked > > for the recipe, and the other day my friend brought over vegan cake for > our > > children! Even the parents who inicially didn't ask for the recipe have > had > > to learn how to make it, because their kids bugged them so much to have > it > > at home. > > (And it's loaded with good stuff--ground flaxseeds, wheat germ, carrots, > > tofu, soymilk...) But as far as the kids could see, it was just a > vanilla > > cake with chocolate chips and chocolate frosting. > > And there were no vegetarians of any kind in the group, all omnivores. > > Real friends, in our experience, have always reacted well to our being > > vegan, and in Brazil, we are in an even tinier minority than you lucky > US > > vegans... > > Lynnea > > > > Missie Ward <mszzzi <mszzzi%40gmail.com> <mszzzi%40gmail.com>> > wrote: Paige, > > > > This sounds like a really fun idea. We may have to have a party just to > do > > something like this. It's nifty,and everyone gets to do something new > - > > it's fabulous! > > > > Missie > > > > On 7/28/07, Paige <gosstucker<gosstucker%40roadrunner.com><gosstucker%40roadrunner.\ com>> > > wrote: > > > > > > Tonia, > > > > > > I am a little backlogged on email can you tell? But I wanted to > > > respond. In our home right now we are vegan and do not bring meat or > > dairy > > > into the house. For houseguests we make sure our friends are aware of > > > this, > > > but we try to make it fun and unconventional when they come over so > our > > > friends don't compare it to other dinners. We always do a tapas or > > > appetizer event. So we call our friends and let them pick the theme: > > > Italian, French, Japanese, Thai, Greek, Lebanese, Spanish, etc. then > we > > > research vegan dishes and make appetizer portions of tons of different > > > foods. It is fun for me and my son to cook together (we usually do > this > > > while my husband works nights).. Then when our guests come over we > have > > > music to go with the theme that we have downloaded usually off iTunes. > > We > > > have candles and drinks that fit the food. > > > > > > It lets our friends experience something new and us too. It > > > also is great because our friends don't feel pressure to eat a whole > > > portion > > > of something they don't like not to offend us. They can take a little > > bit > > > of each item and then go back for what they like, leave off what they > > > don't > > > and feel good about the whole experience. We often think of things > from > > > our > > > perspective because we are the minority, but my friends have said it > can > > > be > > > tense if you think the food tastes really bad but you don't want to > > offend > > > a > > > veggie friend.. this takes off some of the pressure of a big dish. It > > also > > > makes it fun and different for all of us. I really encourage you to > try > > > it, > > > our friends try and get us to host the dinners most often because they > > > like > > > it so much. and now when we go out to their houses, for example, July > 4 > > > our > > > friends had a bbq. Everyone brought a dish we could eat.. there was so > > > much > > > there I could not believe it.. our making it fun for our friends has > > > opened > > > their eyes and their pallets and they are much more aware and > > considerate > > > when we are out at their houses. I no longer even have to bring food > we > > > can > > > eat.. there are ALWAYS vegan dishes at our friends events, it is so > > nice! > > > > > > Paige > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > <%40><%40><%40g\ roups.com> [ > > > <%40><%40><%40g\ roups.com>] On > > > Behalf Of littlemomma0104 > > > Sunday, July 22, 2007 7:39 PM > > > <%40><%40><%40g\ roups.com> > > > Re: non-vegetarian dinner guests > > > > > > @gro <% <%25><%25><%25> > > > 40> ups.com, > > > > > > " vegton " <vegton wrote: > > > > > > > > How do you all handle your non-vegetarian dinner guests? My > > > husband > > > > and I avoid having dinner guests because we disagree on how the > > > meal > > > > should be handled. I say, since we're vegetarians we shouldn't > > > serve > > > > meat, but he says that since most of our friends always make sure > > > we > > > > have something to eat we should make sure they have something to > > > eat. > > > > We have friends that have flat out told us " something has to die in > > > > order for me to consider it a meal. " > > > > > > > > So, since we disagree on this we just don't have people over for > > > food > > > > or when we do we order out (I still don't like meat being in our > > > house, > > > > but we don't pay for it.) > > > > > > > > I think it's totally different from them making sure we have > > > something > > > > to eat and us making sure they have something to eat (apparently > > > > they'll starve if there's no meat) because of our beliefs. They > > > aren't > > > > opposed to pasta and vegetables!! > > > > > > > > Tonia > > > > > > > I agree with you 100% No one ever died from eating string beans. I > > > always think bean burritos with all the fixings are also a great safe > > > way to go. I say stick to your guns, if they do not like the menu > > > then they can eat dessert! heheheh. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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