Weezl's phase 1- recipe testing and frugalisation- come one, come all!

weezl74

oooooooooh taka good news the asda smartprice cheese is ok!

ariarnia, sorry the oil ratio was wrong I think there must be a problem with my digital scales

ariarnia

For anyone else trying it out. I checked after I made it and on your blog - http://weezl.wordpress.com/ you state 9oz flour for 3 oz oil I could have added another 2 oz, and to be honest, with the flour I added when having a devil of a time rolling it out (until I gave up that is) I could have added another 2...

weezl74

aless02 wrote: »

i made applecurd just fine with no food processor. Used a stick blender, which is alxo great for soups. I do hummus and pates in the small container attachment of my £10 blender from argos. I don't think b&s need one, since they don't come cheap!!

Aless did yours cope ok with the skins and pips? I think you've got a really natty one, mine wouldn't have done that...

Erm what about the peanut and pumpkin seed butter?

xxx

weezl74

ariarnia wrote: »

For anyone else trying it out. I checked after I made it and on your blog - http://weezl.wordpress.com/ you state 9oz flour for 3 oz oil I could have added another 2 oz, and to be honest, with the flour I added when having a devil of a time rolling it out (until I gave up that is) I could have added another 2...

so it's 12 oz flour to 3 oz oil?

I've just re read what you wrote and I think it's cos you're rolling it out, whereas I just squidge it to the sides of the bowl as is slightly better explained in the recipe above that.

I can change the wording to make it more like that if that would help?

as I say, I'm sorry if my scales are out I am very mindful that people are using costly ingredients to experiment here, and I'm truly sorry if this experiment and testing phase costs people money.

Perhaps I should make it clearer that I do desperately hope no-one will risk doing stuff that they can't afford to make a mistake with. I'd be mortified if I did that to anyone.

aless02

yup no pips or seeds with the stick blender. Haven't tried peanut butter to be honest. However no worries about quantities as i got 2 mason jars of apple curd when i made it...might experiment with peanuts tomorrow.

weezl74

aless02 wrote: »

yup no pips or seeds with the stick blender. Haven't tried peanut butter to be honest. However no worries about quantities as i got 2 mason jars of apple curd when i made it...might experiment with peanuts tomorrow.

wow! yes if yours can pulverise bramley skin and pips and handle peanuts then I'll certainly retract my strong imperative to get shirley a processor I got mine off QVC, that'll learn ya weezl...

purpleivy

taka wrote: »

Can I ask a question about the vegan planner? I think you are going to hate me...

Ermmmm judging by the food listed at the mo I think the vegan family may be short on Vit B12. The hot oats are fortified but according to the Asda website the Asda version has 0.9microgrammes/100g ie 27ug in total which is too low for 1 person let alone 4 for a month! There doesn't seem to be too many other options on the list eg fortified soya milk / marg / yeast extract (eg Vecon stock). They'll need several portions of fortified food a day or to take daily / weekly supplements (which may be cheaper).

*... runs for cover *

PS That is a LOT of cornmeal! :eek: Why so much cornmeal?

*ducks for cover... again :rotfl: *

I believe you can make tortilla wraps with cornmeal. Cheep!

weezl74

purpleivy wrote: »

I believe you can make tortilla wraps with cornmeal. Cheep!

indeedy

I have managed to reduce the cornmeal to 4kgs, so thats 1 kilo per person in the whole month, or 250g a week, so not too bad. I think it will form the basis of planner 3's veggie rissoles, and there will be tortilla and also some biscuits

HTH

here is the current vegan shopping list

ariarnia

weezl74 wrote: »

so it's 12 oz flour to 3 oz oil?

I've just re read what you wrote and I think it's cos you're rolling it out, whereas I just squidge it to the sides of the bowl as is slightly better explained in the recipe above that.

I can change the wording to make it more like that if that would help?

as I say, I'm sorry if my scales are out I am very mindful that people are using costly ingredients to experiment here, and I'm truly sorry if this experiment and testing phase costs people money.

Perhaps I should make it clearer that I do desperately hope no-one will risk doing stuff that they can't afford to make a mistake with. I'd be mortified if I did that to anyone.

At a maximum 12oz as I chucked about 4 shakes out while having trouble, I think it will be edible, in gravy if not by itself!

I used my hands for the sides of the bowl - that was clear, but found the top a bit faf so tried rolling it out as the palms of my hands weren't big enough to shape it and it fell apart under it's own weight to easily while I was trying.

The thing I'm using that I thought is a pudding basin has a diameter roughly equal to that of the lip on the bottom of one of my plates therefore when I gave up rolling it (It rolled out fine but couldn't be rotated or picked up at all) I put clingfilm on the bottom of the plate, then pushed it out to fit the top of the bowl before flipping the plate on top and peeling off the clingfilm.

I then tucked in the edges and have it ready to steam tomorrow.

With potato and some green veg?

EDIT: and don't worry, I only cook with what I have in the house anyway. I have a freezer full of my meal plan for the month if somethings inedible I've just been a little bored with it atm.

SusanC_2

weezl74 wrote: »

We could call them that if it would help:

The meaty one

The one with no eggs

The one with fresh fruit (but no meat or eggs)

So it's

• If you want meat you'll have to have battery eggs to afford the meat.
• If you won't use battery eggs, you'll have to go vegetarian.
• If you want fresh fruit, you'll have to go vegan to afford it.

weezl74 wrote: »

Susan thanks for your offer of help with the cornmeal

If you have any recipes using it and particularly any thoughts about making breads/tortillas etc I'd be most interested

The recipe I use for cornbread is here but obviously isn't vegan. I know you need at least half wheat flour because of the lack of gluten in the corn. All the cornbread recipes I've come across seem to have egg in but I don't know whether that is standard - perhaps Aless would know?

Tortillas I have a recipe I printed out (I haven't tried it yet but the wheat one from the same person was good) but it has disappeared from the internet so I can't link to it.

I have heard that beans and corn between them contain all the essential amino acids but don't know whether it's true.

Also, people who consume a lot of corn can suffer from pellagra unless it is soaked in lime water. (This is why pellagra used to be common in some regions of Italy and in the American South but not in Mexico.)