Day 2 of 8th Continent Soymilk’s Veg Out Challenge!

Today I made Vegan friendly Cinnamon French Toast with Fresh Apple Cinnamon chunks.

For lunch/ dinner I made a vegan friendly pizza that turned out to die for! Who would have ever thought living so healthy could taste so good?

Check out the video of Carnivore Killer and see how he is doing on his second day without meat!

Has we withered away yet? Has he gone mad and started gnawing on his arm? You’ll have to watch the video to find out! It’s like Meatless Madness! hehe

Cinnamon French Toast with Fresh Apple Cinnamon

This recipe replaces eggs with bananas so you can still enjoy your French Toast Vegan Style!

INGREDIENTS

• 2-3 ripe bananas
• 3/4 cup 8th Continent soymilk
• 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (optional)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• bread, any kind is fine
• vegan margarine

DIRECTIONS

Blend bananas, 8th Continent soy milk, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla in blender or food processor and pour mixture into pie plate or wide dish.

Gently dip bread slices into the mix, coating both sides. Fry in vegan margarine in medium-hot skillet until golden brown.

Serve with maple syrup if desired, and, as always, enjoy your wonderful vegan French toast!

(via About.com: Vegan Food)

INGREDIENTS

• One Medium Granny Smith Apple
• Ground Cinnamon
• Cane Sugar
• Soy Oil

DIRECTIONS

Slice the apple into sections and de-seed. Heat Soy Oil in a frying pan and drop sectioned apple pieces in one by one. Scatter the ground cinnamon over the sectioned apples while they are in the pan. Scatter in sugar as well. After about a minute on medium high heat, you flip the apple sections and sprinkle cinnamon and cane sugar on the other side as well. Let cook for about a minute so that the apple sections start to pucker around the edges, but are still firm. Remove from pan- serve- and most importantly- enjoy!!

Vegan Mediterranean Pizza

INGREDIENTS

• ¾ cup warm water
• 1 envelope active dry yeast
• 1 T. honey
• ¾ cup whole wheat flour
• 1 ¼ cups white flour
• ¾ t. and 1 t. salt, plus more to taste
• 1 ½ T. and 2 T. olive oil, divided
• ½ cup nutritional yeast
• ¼ cup soymilk powder
• 1 T. Cornstarch
• ½ cup dairy-free soy mayonnaise
• 1 cup plus 2 T. plain 8th Continent Soymilk, divided
• ¾ cup pizza sauce, either homemade or store-bought
• Toppings of choice, such as vegetables or vegan meat substitute- I used tomato, black olives, eggplant, Cheese Substitute and Mushrooms

(This recipe makes two 12″ pizzas)

DIRECTIONS

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, gently combine the warm water, yeast, and honey. Allow the mixture to set for about five minutes or until bubbles form on the surface. (This ensures that you, indeed, have an “active” packet of yeast.)Add the whole wheat flour, mixing with a wooden spoon until well combined. Cover and let rest in a warm place for 30 minutes.

Add in the white flour, salt and olive oil, mixing until forming a soft, but not sticky, dough. (Your dough should pull away from the sides of the bowl and should not “tear” or stick to your hands. If this is the case, add more white flour in small increments until your dough no longer sticks to your hands when you push down on it.)

On a dry (not floured) countertop, turn out the dough and knead until elastic, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add flour in small increments as needed, taking care so as not to dry out your dough. Place dough in a well-oiled bowl, turning once to coat, and cover. Place bowl in a warm place and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

Meanwhile, make the cheese sauce. In a small bowl, combine the nutritional yeast, soymilk powder and cornstarch. Set aside.

In a medium-sized bowl, combine the oil, soy mayonnaise and 1 cup 8th Continent Soymilk, whisking until well combined. Add the dry ingredients and 1 t. salt to the mixture, whisking until lumps are dissolved (a few lumps will still remain but will dissolve while cooking).

In a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat, heat the sauce mixture, stirring constantly until desired consistency. Salt to taste.

Preheat the oven to 500 F. Lightly oil a large baking sheet or pizza pan.

On a lightly floured surface, turn out the dough and divide it in half. Cover half of the dough while working with the other. Roll out the dough into a round about 1/4-1/2 ” thick and place on the prepared sheet. Make a crust by pinching up the sides of the dough. Repeat with remaining dough.

With a spoon, spread the pizzas sauce in a circular motion on each of the pizzas. Top with cheese sauce and toppings. Lightly brush the crusts with the remaining 2 T. of 8th Continent soy milk and lightly sprinkle salt. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.