Of course! I jumped up and started investigating. He didn't want anything fruity. I was contemplating making Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins (never done before), but he wanted something with nuts & cinnamon.
Alright then.
MINI CROISSANTS WITH HAZELNUTS
makes: 8 mini croissants
1 package of pre-made vegan pastry (about 200 g)
4-5 full spoons of ground hazelnuts
1 teaspoon vegan butter
2 flat spoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
vegan milk (soy, oat, hazelnut,...)
Take the vegan pastry and, if needed, flat it out. I had some rolled pastry which comes with baking paper, so I just opened the package & unrolled the pastry on a flat surface.
Cut your pastry in narrow triangles, making about 8 of them.
In a pan, melt the butter on low heat. Add ground hazelnuts and fry briefly, always on low heat. Add sugar to taste, cinnamon and just enough milk to achieve a spreadable paste. You don't want the spread to be too thin, cause it will flow out of your croissants. If the batch is too thin, add some more ground hazelnuts & maybe sugar to taste.
Spread the pastry triangles with the hazelnut paste, a thin layer is enough. If you run out of the spread, just make a new batch. Then, roll your triangles from the wider side to the narrower, don't bother with the paste being secured inside the pastry. If it's not too thin it will cause no problems. Place the croissants on a baking tray, covered with baking paper. Spread on top with some vegan butter (optional) and bake on 180°C for 15 - 20 minutes until the croissants turn golden brown.
If you want to save some for later, you better hide it!
Oh you definitely better hide it if you want to have some for later, hahahahahahaha!!!!! Maybe even hide it from yourself :-)))))
ReplyDeleteHm, who would say that vegan life can be so fun & tasty!!!!! I always used to imagine vegan nutrition as wheat seeds :-)))
nuts & salads right? :))
ReplyDeleteactually, I do believe I only had a salad once, in all these days :)) maybe this evening will be time for one :)
exactly!! :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, it's true, we haevn't seen too many salads on the menu! (that's good though, I don't think my life could consist only of salads if I ever tried the vegan way of life) ...so we can see you had "salad on the couch" :-))
Salads do not tempt me so much these days, dunno why. Maybe because I can't have tuna with it :))
ReplyDeleteBut warmer days approaching, I do believe I will head towards more raw food, esp. once salads are in season.