Holiday Recipes

Vegan Gingerbread
1/3 cup walnut oil (if your health food store does not have this use corn oil - please use oils that are not processed with heat and solvents)
1/3 cup molasses
2/3 cup maple syrup
Oranges to make 1-1/4 cups juice, about four
2 1/2 cups flour - use whole wheat pastry flour or half regular whole wheat flour and half unbleached white flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon each baking soda and cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon each cloves and sea salt
1/4 teaspoon mace
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Juice the oranges.
In a large bowl mix the wet ingredients. If you do the oil first the molasses and syrup will not stick to the measuring cup. In a medium bowl sift the dry ingredients and mix with a fork. Stir in raisins and nuts. Add the dry ingredients and stir until well mixed.

Oil a 9x13x2 Pyrex dish. Pour in the batter and bake for about 30 minutes. Let cool in pan 5 minutes and turn out. Cool on rack.
Based on a recipe distributed by the Mid-Hudson Vegetarian Society, Inc.