Our Teese came, and like most vegans, our first experiment was with pizza! I put a ton of Teese on it, smothering the vegetables with all the better- than- cheese goodness. Next time, I'd go a little lighter. We couldn't believe how it melted or how it tasted! In it's raw state, it reminds me a lot of a fresh mozzarella, but in super cool blue wrapping.
Next up was Fried Teese. I used to love the fried mozzarella at Buca di Beppo. Then I felt sick
after eating it. This was lighter and tasted way better! I double breaded it because the cheese is soft and I worried it would melt right out. It didn't. The sticks that had a chance to sit for a sec and cool down actually had the best texture. These make for a delicious over the top appetizer.If you haven't heard of Teese, you can read about them here.
This stuff melts! It tastes great (even by itself, it tasted good!) and the texture is a lot more like dairy cheese. It's a little saltier than FYH and has a buttery undertone. Nothing tops a pizza better and I'm looking forward to trying it in all sorts of recipes.
I also came up with a great Seitan with 15 Cloves of Garlic recipe. I'll post the recipe when we get back from our trip. Unfortunately, it didn't look too good in any of the pictures, but the taste is too good not to share. Then again, maybe I'll make it again when we get back and get pictures then.
Just to finish on a sweet note, these are the mocha cupcakes (variation on the chocolate cupcakes) from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. The frosting is my own so I'll post that recipe.Mocha Cream Cheese Frosting (makes enough for about 24 cupcakes)
3 Tbsp eb
4 Tbsp tofutti cream cheese
2 Tbsp water, hot (really hot)
1 Tbsp instant coffee powder
2 Tbsp chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla
about 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
Mix together the eb and cream cheese. Get the water super hot, then add the coffee crystals and chocolate chips, stirring until melted and smooth. Add in the vanilla. Then add liquids to the creamed base. Add the sifted powdered sugar until it is the thickness desired. Frost!
See you in about a week! We're looking forward to all kinds of good food in Washington D.C. !
5 comments:
Would you mind sharing your breaded "cheese" recipe? And do you think it'd work baked instead of fried?
hi vegyogini!
I cut the cheese in about 3/4-1 inch thick sticks, dipped in soymilk, then in the breading mixture, then in milk and breading again. For the breading, I used: 1 part flour (because the crumbs alone didn't want to stick), 2 parts panko and 2 parts bread crumbs. Added salt and pepper and some Italian spices. I think I used oregano and basil. That was it. The ones that were too hot were almost like a shell of breading around too melted cheese. Letting them sit for a minute helped. Isa's pizza sauce really works with these!
I'm not sure if they could be baked, but it would be worth a try. I think they could be panfried, too. If you give it a try, let me know.
I've been curious about the Teese 'cheese' (haha, I love the same of the product) - thanks for the review!! and wow, look at the dessert! yum! :0)
Veggiegril,we had another pizza with it and I think it actually works better sliced than shredded. And I totally overdid on that first pizza, just 'cause I had the teese to try it! I love the name, too. It just makes you smile.
I'll try to get the other pizza posted in a day or two.
I'm dying to try these cupcakes! i usually make banana chocolate cupcakes with banana cream cheese frosting from http://thebesttodigest.blogspot.com/
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