Comments on: Vegan Orange-Cranberry Muffins

By: SY

SY — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:42:58 +0000

Thanks again for your good advices. I don’t have any problem of finding flax seed powder. It’s just that I have Ener-G and apple cider vinegar at home and I would use them for subsitution if possible

By: SY

SY — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:15:00 +0000

Madhuram, thanks for letting me know that Ener-G may not be a good egg substitute for making muffins. My nephew is allegic to both egg and diary products. Would you think using apple cider vinegar is a better option?

No problem SY. I think I should try EnerG in muffins once so I know how it works first hand. Try soy yogurt. Regarding vinegar, again I’m not sure because we are also using good quantity of orange juice which is also acidic, so I do not know how those two in combination would react. Maybe I would try this, 1/3 (in dry measuring cup) of unsweetened applesauce, 1/2 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and little water as needed to get the right batter consistency. Are you not able to find flax seed powder in your place?

By: SY

SY — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:14:56 +0000

Your muffins look great and tasty. If I want to use EnerG instead of flax seed powder, how much should I use?

SY, I have never used Ener-G in muffins, so I’m not sure how it would come out. I’m very comfortable with using it in cookies but haven’t tried in anything else other than 1 cake recipe if I remember right. I have heard a lot that it does not work well in brownies. So think twice before you use it. I have substituted flax seed powder for 2 eggs called for in the original recipe. So it would be 3 teaspoons of Ener-G and 4 tablespoons of water blended until its frothy. Or else why don’t you try 1/3 cup of yogurt and little water to get the consistency of the batter right.

By: ACsVeganMom

ACsVeganMom — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:16:16 +0000

Hi Madhuram,

You have a wonderful blog with great recipes! In this recipe I want to make sure its 2 TSP flaxseed and not 2 TBSP? I forgot the oil but the muffins seemed denser that I would expect/like. Thanks and keep up the good work!

Thanks. It is 2 teaspoons. Maybe the absence of oil has made it dense, its about 1/3 rd of a cup which is definitely huge to alter the texture of the muffins.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:18:41 +0000

I just made these and they were delicious! I hope you don’t mind if I blogged about them and linked back to you. Please let me know if thats a problem. But I loved them and they were my first experiment with vegan baking. I’m so impressed!

No problem Kelly. You can blog about it and thank you very much for trying the recipe.

By: sahrul

sahrul — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:16:54 +0000

I try now…………..thanks for your recipe………

By: Milee

Milee — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:03:46 +0000

hi Dear

Tomorrow will try the receipe. and frankly m very eager to have it, u know my mouth is wateringgggggggg i know it would be yummyy.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:40:06 +0000

Tried this with some variants and my daughter’s reaction “Whoa, that muffin’s good”

So what did we do?

~ Used a multigrain/baking flour mix
~ Only used 3/4 cup sugar
~ Omitted nuts so that the kids could bring these to school
~ Forgot the oil
~ Replaced the cranberries with the frozen raspberries we had on hand
~ Replaced flax powder for the chia powder (Salba brand) we had on hand
~ Opted for lemon zest instead

Admittedly, I completely forgot the oil but the recipe is no worse for the wear. Perhaps I’ll make this the next time ’round with a light tasting extra virgin olive oil.

It’s a great addition to a tea break or spring brunch! And it presents so well what with all the color!

Thanks!

You’re welcome Lisa. I’m enjoying the fact that it turned out good even after you forgot the oil.

By: Malini

Malini — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:56:32 +0000

Madhuram,
I tried the muffins last night and they came out a little hard and stuck to the liners. I did spray the liners with cooking spray. Also despite the 1 cup brown sugar they tasted a little more tangy than sweet. Where did I go wrong? The muffins were not soft at all and looked a little undercooked.

wondering if it was the baking soda or the flax seed.

I’m wondering too Malini! Did you use baking soda or powder, because I have mentioned BP and you have written BS in the comment?

By: Mindy

Mindy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:50:04 +0000

Hi Madhu,
I’d love to try this recipe for the brunch I’m going to host but I can’t find flaxseed powder in Caracas. Can I skip it?

Thanks for your reply.

//mindy

Mindy, I’m sorry that I couldn’t get back to you any sooner. I think 1/2 cup of yogurt/buttermilk should work as well.