Monday 9 March 2015

Vegan Easter, Vegan Sticky Hot Cross Buns, from Vegan Life Magazine Issue 4.

This month's subscription issue of Vegan Life Magazine pinged into my Magazine App and I practically drooled flicking through it. 

I couldn't wait to try out the 'Sticky Hot Cross Buns' recipe.  I've never really made bread before, as is evident below, but I don't think I can blame the recipe for that!  The steps were really easy and the recipe really clear.

The recipe makes 12 vegan hot cross buns, I scaled it down to make 4.

Vegan Sticky Hot Cross Buns Recipe, from Vegan Life Magazine Issue 4.  secondhandsusie.blogspot.co.uk

I decided to make hot happy buns, instead of hot cross buns!  So I gave them smiley faces!  They looked a little, erm, horrific when they came out of the oven, so I quickly picked off the face bits (and ate them!) and carried on with no-cross buns!

Vegan Sticky Hot Cross Buns Recipe, from Vegan Life Magazine Issue 4.  secondhandsusie.blogspot.co.uk

Vegan Sticky Hot Cross Buns Recipe, from Vegan Life Magazine Issue 4.  secondhandsusie.blogspot.co.uk

I glazed them and then ate one hot from the oven! 

Vegan Sticky Hot Cross Buns Recipe, from Vegan Life Magazine Issue 4.  secondhandsusie.blogspot.co.uk

Even though my hot cross buns don't look a lot like the photo in the magazine, they're still super yummy!  I usually make flatbreads, I think this might be the first yeasted bread I've ever made as an adult,  I clearly need to work on my bread-making skills.   I'm very proud of myself for making some edible, non-burnt, tasty buns, even if they weren't perfect.

Vegan Sticky Hot Cross Buns Recipe, from Vegan Life Magazine Issue 4.  secondhandsusie.blogspot.co.uk

Boyfriend's reaction was 'ooh heavy' and 'like a bagel', but he did say they tasted nice!

Vegan Sticky Hot Cross Buns Recipe, from Vegan Life Magazine Issue 4.  secondhandsusie.blogspot.co.uk

You can find the recipe yourself in issue 4 of Vegan Life Magazine.  Let me know if yours turn out better than mine!

I'm linking this post up with Aniko's Make Thrift and Tell challenge, for March the theme is Domestic.  

You can subscribe to Vegan Life on paper or digitally.  There's also a handy app for digital subscriptions.  You can even read some articles for free on their website before you decide to subscribe!
 
Disclosure - I have been provided with a free digital subscription to Vegan Life Magazine in return for reviewing this publication.  I have my own little page in the bloggers section on their lovely website.  All opinions are, of course, my own.

4 comments:

  1. Ooh yum, I might have to pick a copy up when I'm in town tomorrow.

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    1. They were yummy! I'm sure my second attempt'll be even better!

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  2. mmmm, hot cross buns! the before- and after-oven pictures made me giggle, their puffy smiles just look so silly :) i'm usually a bit wary of veganised recipes, i tried so many things and the success ratio seems to be about 10 tries to a couple of good results. I even tried a muffin recipe three times, but all the tweaks were in vain, it just tasted a bit like bread each time... but i haven't had a hot cross bun since we moved from the uk (3 years!) so i feel like i will give these a go. thank you for linking up! x

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    1. These were a quite good vegan version, I think my baking skills didn't do them justice! I know what you mean about vegan recipes though, sometimes they just won't/don't work!

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