How to add richness to a vegan dough?
Usually whenever I bake I substitute milled flaxseeds + water for eggs, soy milk for milk, and margarine for butter. This isn't a problem when the sweet gets most of its flavor from other ingredients such as carrot cake, nut-based cakes, and pies. However whenever I try to make something which contains a large bread-like element, such as kolaches, the dish comes out tasting mediocre.
Is there any way I can make the dough taste richer using only vegan ingredients?
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Olive oil! Or really, any oil you prefer. Vegan butters would probably work too, but I prefer a good quality olive oil. You can get ones that are pressed with other vegetables/herbs/fruit etc. for example olives pressed with lemon rinds makes for a stunning lemon olive oil. Just sub out some oil for water/liquid. Or try adding spices, seeds, something to give it more elements of flavour, perhaps a dash of nutritional yeast would trick the taste buds. Vegan baking is so chemically different from baking with dairy products that it really isn't always possible to create the same product.
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What are the ingredient that add richness to a dough?
FATS. Fats include butter, margarine, oil and shortening. They add richness, moisture and make the bread tender.How do you add richness?
Brighten up overly rich dishes by adding something sweet or sour. Try adding fresh lime or lemon juice, a splash of vinegar (such as apple cider vinegar), sour condiments such as pickles or sauerkraut, and sweet-flavored herbs such as cilantro and basil.Why is my vegan cake so dense?
Too Much Flour Makes Cakes Dense This is going to be true for both vegan cakes and standard cakes that use eggs. If you use too much flour, then your cake is going to turn out far denser than it should have. It's a good idea to keep this in mind when you're measuring out your ingredients.Why is my vegan cake so crumbly?
If you think vegan baked goods are dry and crumbly, you probably haven't had one that's been made with the right fat (or the right amount of fat), according to Konya. Butter is what makes traditional baked goods so darn tasty\u2014as well as helps keep it all together\u2014so you can't merely eliminate it and hope for the best.Vegan Everything Dough - The Best Vegan Bread Dough
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I've been practicing vegan scones recently and for them I have discovered I prefer canned coconut milk over soy (or anything in a carton). It's a little like using heavy cream instead of milk so it adds a lot of richness (i.e. fat) to the dough. I also get a lot of control over how much coconut cream vs water goes into the recipe since it's usually separated in the can. I haven't noticed a strong coconut flavor in the final product but your mileage may vary.
More on my vegan scone experiments here: http://www.bradleycbuchanan.com/b/scone-practice/ http://www.bradleycbuchanan.com/b/scones-part-2/
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