Baking When It's 93 Degrees Outside

Baking When It's 93 Degrees Outside - Or, She's Really Nuts

Hubby and I are taking a little roadtrip this weekend. In an effort to avoid spending good money on lousy food and get to our destination more quickly, we'll be eating while we drive. It's never a problem coming up with good vegan food to prepare, but a dessert seemed to be in order today. So, I made a quickbread. Today's choice was a blueberry semolina concoction, which turned out quite nicely, if I do say so myself. The recipe is a McDougall compliant creation. I adapted it from a recipe by Jan Tz, who has posted many of her quickbread recipes on the forum on the McDougall website.

Blueberry Semolina Quickbread

Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease an 8" square or round cake pan.

Combine:
1 and 1/4 cup unsweetened ricemilk (or soymilk or water)
1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. white vinegar

Let stand while you mix the dry ingredients:
1 cup semolina flour
1 cup white wheat flour
4 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda

1 to 1 1/2 cups blueberries

When the oven reaches temp., pour the soured soymilk into the dry ingredients. Add blueberries. Mix quickly, and don't overmix (mix just until the dry ingredients are incorporated - this will ensure your quickbread will rise nicely). Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes. When done, the top will be golden and a toothpick inserted in center will come out clean. Let stand to cool before trying to cut.