Polly’s Oaty Cakes: Failed, then succeeded

Here’s a recent breakfast experiment:  taking Polly’s Oaty Cake recipe from Yoga is Yummy (which I think should be called Polly is Yummy because she is) and veganizing them.  Even before I became a Vegan (almost 5 weeks!  Skin updates coming!!) I very seldom follow a recipe exactly and make all sorts of tweaks and substitutions.  I’m exactly like my mother-in-law in that respect and Husband laughs at the adventure our cooking can be.

Here’s Polly’s directions with my changes:

1 cup quick oats + 1 cup plain greek yogurt I used homemade coconut milk yogurt (directions to follow) but I think soy or any other non-dairy yogurt would work… mix well.

stir in…

1 egg 2 tbsps ground flax seeds soaked in 1/4 cup water until it forms a gel, 2 tbsp canola oil 2 tbsp apple sauce, 1/4 cup ww flour, 1 tbsp brown sugar maple syrup, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp cinnamon… mix well.

The batter

To make homemade coconut milk yogurt, do the following:  Open can of coconut milk (read the label for preservatives, a lot of companies like to dump in sulfites).  Pour into airtight container.  Place container in fridge and forget it it is there for 1-2 weeks.  Open container, notice how the coconut milk has become thick and puffy (don’t worry, it still tastes like coconut milk, it’s just puffier).  Or you can try a variation of Ange’s homemade soy yogurt, which I would have tried but I don’t have a microwave.

So my first attempt at cooking these cakes up massively failed.  Check it out:

Off to a good start, right?

OH NO!!! They stuck majorly. I don't know if it was the pan or because I used coconut oil. The pie server was not my original pancake flipping tool, I just needed something to scrape up the stuck cakes.

Never fear!  This is a good recipe and was quickly saved:

Cooked in grapeseed oil in a calphalon pan, they are nicely browned and crispy.

My pretty plate:

Bananas, salvaged oaty cake (the ones that stuck in the other pan) and pure maple syrup from our family's maple syrup farm in Canada.

These were delicious — even the ones I saved from the sticky mess I made in the first pan.  Too good to let go to waste!  I would make these again and again.  I had a glass of green lemonade with them to make sure I got my morning greens in.

(Haha, notice the classy shredded to-do list/ grocery list in the background.  Definitely am not a perfectionist!)

Thanks Polly!

Peace,

E.