Vegan alivancă
Automatically translated from Romanian. See the Romanian original
Vegan alivancă, a traditional dessert made from cornmeal, semolina, and wheat flour, with oranges and raisins, baked in the oven and soaked in plant-based milk.
Ingredients
Method
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In a bowl, mix the semolina, cornmeal, 1 cup of soy milk, orange juice, and oil. Mix well until homogeneous and let it hydrate for about 30 minutes.
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Add the wheat flour, baking powder, and sugar to the mixture. Let it rest for another 5-10 minutes.
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Finally, add the raisins, salt, and the zest from both oranges.
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Pour the mixture into a baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake in a preheated oven at 185°C with the fan on for 25 minutes.
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Immediately after taking the alivancă out of the oven, pour the remaining 2 cups of milk over it and keep it covered for at least 20 minutes before serving.
The story behind this recipe
I've been thinking for a long time about trying to make a vegan alivancă, just to see if it would turn out edible. And it did!
For a tray that yields about 12 servings (30/40 tray dimensions), you need:
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup semolina
2 cups wheat flour
3 cups soy milk
Approximately 200 ml sunflower oil
200 g sugar
1 sachet baking powder
A good handful of raisins
2 oranges
2 g fine salt
Powdered sugar, vegan yogurt, and tart jam for serving.
In a bowl, mix the semolina, cornmeal, 1 cup of milk, the orange juice, and the oil. Mix them well until homogeneous and let them hydrate for about 30 minutes.
Add the wheat flour, baking powder, and sugar to the mixture. Let it rest for another 5-10 minutes.
Finally, add the raisins, salt, and the orange zest from both oranges.
Pour the mixture into a tray covered with parchment paper and bake in a preheated oven for 25 minutes at 185 degrees with the fan on.
Immediately after taking the alivancă out of the oven, pour the remaining 2 cups of milk over it, and leave it covered for at least 20 minutes before serving.
