Colleen Patrick-Goudreau’s The Joy of Vegan Baking is one of the best cookbooks I have seen in a long time. Not only does it focus on baking, but it takes a practical and “demystifying” approach to the subject.
The cookbook begins with a quick chapter on the hows of vegan baking. Patrick-Goudreau takes us first through the use of egg replacers, from applesauce to baking soda and vinegar. From their she takes us through the multitude of options for replacing milk in vegan baking. Finally, the book outlines some options for replacing butter.
Then come the recipes
Clearly, the recipes are the best part of this book. The first thing I noticed when cracking the spine on my new cookbook was the superb images that not only jump out at you, but make you want to cook all the things you’d never been interested in before.
The first chapter of the book begins with recipes for a good breakfast. One of the simplest, and one of my favorites, is for corn muffins, which are a must for any good breakfast. Sure, they might be a little dry, but that’s all the more reason to have a nice glass of orange juice for breakfast.
If you’re looking to go from breakfast to after dinner snacks, you should try the Cinnamon rolls on page 175, which have been recommended to me by several people already.
Overall, I rate this book very highly. I hope I have some more time in the coming weeks to share even more recipes from this book with you, as well as my results with them. What’s your favorite recipe from The Joy of Vegan Baking? Let me know in the comments and I’ll try it out!
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