Vegan Hostess Cupcakes

MIXTURES (Ingredients):

* CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (or gluten-free all-purpose flour plus ¾ teaspoon xanthan gum)
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup cold coffee or water
1/2 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons white or apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

* CRÈME FROSTING
1 cup non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 to 5 tablespoons soy, almond, or rice milk
1 piping bag, fitted with a small round or Bismarck tip

* CHOCOLATE GANACHE
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (dairy-free)
¼ cup canned coconut milk, mixed well before measuring
2 tablespoons canola oil

DIRECTIONS:

To Make The Cupcakes:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 (12-cup) cupcake pan with 14 cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. 
- In a separate bowl, whisk together coffee, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. 
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and whisk until just combined. Do not over mix.
- Fill the cupcake liners about two-thirds full with batter. 
- Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean with a few crumbs clinging to it. 
- Cool the cupcakes completely before frosting.

* To assemble the cupcakes: Fit the piping bag with a small round or Bismarck tip and fill with the Crème Frosting. Insert the tip into the center of the top of each cupcake and squeeze the bag to fill with about 2 to 3 teaspoons frosting. 

To make the Crème Frosting: 
- Using a handheld or stand mixer, beat the shortening until smooth (turn the mixer running on low speed) 
- Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon nondairy milk at a time, as needed, until frosting reaches a spreadable consistency. You may not need to use all of the nondairy milk. 
- Beat on high for 2 more minutes until light and fluffy.

To make the Chocolate Ganache:
- Melt chocolate chips and coconut milk in a double boiler or microwave. 
- Whisk in oil until smooth.

To decorate the cupcakes:
- Fill each cupcake with crème frosting
- Spread the top of each cupcake with a thin layer of Chocolate Ganache 
- Pipe a 4-loop design with the Crème Frosting

* Makes 14 Cupcakes *

Corn Fritters (Perkedel Jagung Manis) Vegan Recipe

Ingredients:

* 2 cup Corn
* 5 tbs flour
* some celery (put as much as u want)
* a piece of leek (chop it out)


Mashed Seasoning:

* salt sufficiently
* 4 cloves of garlic
* 1 red onion
* 1 whole hazelnut
* 1/4 teaspoon coriander
* 3 fresh red chilies, mashed rough


Directions:
1. blend 1 cup of corn and let the other one cup remains a grain of corn
2. blend seasonings
3. Mix the corn, seasonings, celery, leek, and flour together
4. Heat the cooking oil. then take 1 tablespoon of the corn dough and fry it until becomes golden yellow color
5. drain it and serve the fritters while it still warm.

What is Vegan???

Salam....
Hai guys what's up....

Saya seorang Mahasiswa jurusan Teknologi Pendidikan di salah satu Universitas di Palembang, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia.

Sekarang semester akhir. Saya adalah seorang Vegan.

Sebelumnya saya sudah memposting beberapa resep masakan vegan, dan semuanya adalah makanan tradisional dari Indonesia (Negara Saya Tercinta). Tapi saya lupa belum kasih tau apa itu vegan. ehehe

Mungkin kalian sudah pernah tau atau familiar dengan kata-kata Vegan...

yup Vegan identik dengan kata Vegetarian. tapi Vegan berbeda ya dengan Vegetarian.

Jadi, apakah Vegan itu??? apa bedanya dengan Vegetarian???
Saya akan menjelaskan keduanya disini. Selamat membaca :)

Vegetarian

Vegetarian adalah sebutan bagi orang yang hanya makan tumbuh-tumbuhan dan tidak mengonsumsi makanan yang berasal dari makhluk hidup seperti daging dan unggas, namun masih mungkin mengonsumsi makanan laut seperti ikan, atau produk olahan hewan seperti telur, keju, atau susu. Berikut jenis-jenis dari Vegetarian

Vegan

Apa itu Vegan?
Kata Vegan (dibaca VEE-gun, Vigan). Kata vegan mengacu pada makanan atau bahan bebas dari produk hewani : daging, susu, telur, madu, wol, bulu angsa, atau kulit. Vegan juga menghindari kosmetik dan produk lainnya yang diuji pada hewan. Jadi Vegan hanya mengonsumsi makanan yang berasala dri produk nabati saja. Vegan merupakan sebutan bagi pengikut Veganism. Mayoritas dari mereka adalah orang-orang yang menolak kekerasan dan pembantaian pada hewan.

Sebuah gaya hidup vegan membawa setidaknya tiga manfaat: menghindari penganiayaan hewan dan pembantaian, mungkin menawarkan manfaat kesehatan tertentu, dan juga mungkin untuk mengurangi dampak lingkungan yang tidak baik.

Kata Vegan diciptakan pada tahun 1944 di Inggris oleh Donald Watson. Berikut Watson dari tahun itu, dalam edisi pertama dari The Vegan News, mengusulkan bahwa pembacanya merangkul kata, atau datang dengan lebih baik, sebagai dasar untuk sebuah gerakan sosial baru.

Menjadi Vegan tidaklah sulit, yang sulit adalah membayangkan bahwa kita akan menjalani gaya hidup yang baru, memakan makanan baru dan penyesuaian-penyesuaian baru. Pada dasarnya saya adalah pencinta sayur-sayuran. dan saya menjadi Vegan karena saya juga adalah pencinta hewan. saya menolak segala tindak kekerasan dan pembantaian pada hewan. itu kenapa saya berhenti menggunakan produk-produk yang berasal dari hewan.

Beberapa keuntungan yang saya rasakan setelah saya menjadi vegan adalah tubuh saya menjadi lebih sehat dan bugar, ini karena saya terhindar dari lemak dan kolesterol yang berasal dari daging dan makanan hewani lainnya.

Saya merasa bahagia karena melindungi hak dan kehidupan hewan, dengan memakan Karbohidrat, Sayur mayur, Buah-buahan, Kacang dan bji-bijian,  dan Vitamin B12 , saya mendapatkan seluruh sumber vitamin yang saya butuhkan tanpa harus merenggut kehidupan dari hewan. 

Selain itu kerampilan memasak saya jadi meningkat. karena saya harus memasak makanan saya sendiri untuk memastikan bahwa makanan yang saya makan bebas dari produk hewani. oleh karena itu saya terus menemukan variasi makanan-makanan baru yang sangat menyenangkan. Trust me Vegan Food are Yummi :D

Jadi itulah informasi tentang VEGAN yang dapat saya bagikan untuk pembaca. Semoga bermanfaat untuk kita semua. Terimakasih sudah membaca! 

I'm Gia... and i'll keep posting anything about Vegan and health... Hope you guys keep connected with me... See you guys then.... bubye :) :)

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Tempe Bacem Vegan Recipe 

The kinds of processed tempeh in Indonesia is very diverse. Ranging from tempe goreng (deep fried), tempe mendoan (thinly sliced tempeh, battered and deep fried quickly, resulting in limp texture), sambel goreng tempe (Spicy tempeh), tempe bacem (tempeh boiled with spices and palm sugar, and then fried for a few minutes to enhance the taste. The result is damp, spicy, sweet and dark-colored tempeh) and many more. and now I'm gonna share the recipe of tempeh bacem. check it out!

Ingredients:

* a bar of fresh Tempeh (slice it up into pieces)

* 1/2 liter of coconut water (for a more tasty flavor) 

* 1 stalk lemongrass (bruised it)

* 1 vertebra galangal (bruised it)

* ½ tsp tamarind

* 2 bay leaves

Seasonings:

* 3 tbs of palm sugar

* 3 cloves of garlic

* 4 onions

* 2 hazelnuts 

* 1 tsp coriander

* 1 tsp salt

Direction:

1. Mix all seasonings into a food processor, blender or pestle and the blend it all together

2. Prepare a skillet or sauce pan then pour ½ liter of coconut water (cook over medium heat)

3. Add the blended spices such as lemongrass, galangal, tamarind, and bay leaves into coconut water. Stir the coconut water until all seasoning are combined

4. Put the tempeh slices and then boil until the coconut water shrinks and spices seep into the tempeh. do not forget to stir occasionally so that the spices to infuse into the tempeh evenly

5. when the the coconut water has seeped into tempeh that means your tempeh bacem is done

6. mostly Indonesian people fry the tempe bacem as last step. but you can serve the tempe bacem without having to fry it.

Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoy!

Regards,

Gia

TEMPEH (Tempe)

Tempeh (Tempe) is a traditional soy product originally from Indonesia. It is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form, similar to a very firm vegetarianburger patty. Tempeh is unique among major traditional soy foods in that it is the only one that did not originate from the Sinosphere cuisine.

It originated in today's Indonesia, and is especially popular on the island of Java, where it is a staple source of protein. Liketofu, tempeh is made from soybeans, but it is a whole soybean product with different nutritional characteristics and textural qualities. Tempeh's fermentation process and its retention of the whole bean give it a higher content of protein, dietary fiber, and vitamins.  Because of its nutritional value, tempeh is used worldwide in vegetarian cuisine, where it is used as a meat analogue.

The soy carbohydrates in tempeh become more digestible as a result of the fermentation process. In particular, the oligosaccharides associated with gas and indigestion are greatly reduced by the Rhizopus culture. In traditional tempeh-making shops, the starter culture often contains beneficial bacteria that produce vitamins such as B₁₂ (though it is uncertain whether this B₁₂ is always present and bioavailable)

URAP-URAP SAYUR 

(Indonesia Vegetables Salad with Spice Coconut)

Urap-urap sayur is a traditional meal, that probably has it's origin somewhere in central Java. It contains different kinds of cooked vegetables, like bean sprouts, long bean, cabbage, cassava leaf, basil, etc. Before serving, the spiced grated coconut is added. 
So Vegans... In Indonesia, Urap-urap enjoyed with rice, basically rice serve as the main carbohydrate source in Indonesia. 
let's check the recipe of this tasty #veganfood.. its easy pizzy to do

Ingredients:

• 100 g of bean sprouts
• 100 g of carrot, cut into matchstick size
• 100 g of long bean, cut into 2 cm (1 inch) long parts
• 100 g of spinach 

Spice Paste:

• 200 g (7 oz) fresh/dry grated coconut
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 3 red chillies, seeded
• 2 bird's eyes chillies
• 2 cm (1 inch) kencur (Sand Ginger), peeled and sliced
• 50 g (1.8 oz) palm sugar
• 4 fresh kaffir lime leafs, very finely shredded
• salt to taste

Directions:

1. Grind or blend all spice paste ingredients.
2. Heat oil and sauté the spice paste until fragrant.
3. Then add the grated coconut, mix it well for few minutes, then set aside.
4. Cook all the vegetables, set aside and cool them off. 
5. Serve: Combine the vegetables with the spiced grated coconut.
6. Plating and Done!

SWEET PUMPKIN & BANANA SOUP (KOLAK)

SWEET PUMPKIN & BANANA SOUP (KOLAK)

Mostly Indonesian people are Muslim. So in the month of Ramadan everyone needs a kind of sweet foods to add energy after a day of fasting. So KOLAK is one of favorite food in Indonesia. For the main ingredient you can use banana, pumpkin, sweet potato, jackfruit, nuts or whatever you like. Sweet pumpkin and banana soup do not use animal products at all. so vegans can freely enjoy this sweet food. SO LET'S GET STARTED!

The materials you will need need for "Sweet Pumpkin an Banana Sauce" will be:

* 5 bananas

* 1/4 part of fresh pumpkin

* 100 ml of coconut milk

* 2 pieces of pandan leaves (or you can change with vanilla)

* 1/4 cup of palm sugar (you can add and subtract the sugar. Or if you dont

   like to use palm sugar. you just can add regular sugar as you want)

* a pinch of salt

* water as needed

The directions is:

1. Peel and cut bananas into pieces

2. Cut pumpkin into cubes

3. Chopping palm sugar becomes smoother so easily soluble

4. prepare 100 ml of coconut milk

5. Tie the pandan leaves so its not gonna complicate you while cooking your sweet pumpkin and banana soup

6. Put the cubed pumpkin into a large pot and add a punch of salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, boiled pumpkin about 10-15 minutes until the pumpkin is tender and starts to fall apart and then set aside

7. Add the coconut milk into another pot

8. Add the palm sugar

9. The last step is put all the ingredients (boiled pumpkin, bananas, pandan leaves) to the coconut milk and palm sugar sauce.
After ingredients are in the pot, cook for about 10 minutes until the coconut milk a boil and the bananas cooked. 

10. Remove your pot from the stove and move the sweet pumpkin and banana sauce to the bowl. your Sweet Pumpkin and Banana Sauce is ready to served.

DONE!