Location: London, UK
COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak
Lockdown
I love to bake and I've had a bit more time to indulge this during lockdown. I asked my house mates what they might like and scones were requested and so scones were baked.
I remember going for afternoon tea once and ringing up to check that my being vegan could be accommodated. The woman on the phone detailed what they would serve me - what sandwiches and cakes - and with the alternative I would get instead of scones "because obviously they aren't vegan". I remember being a bit dumbfounded by this statement. They had managed to make the rest of the options vegan friendly, so why not the scones, surely the high point of the afternoon tea? And the easiest to alter - change the milk and remove the egg. I was particularly irked as I had literally baked a batch of vegan scones the day before.
I like a challenge and I have made vegan alterntives of pretty much everything, including scones. Cheese cake? Check. Any other kind of cake or biscuit? Check. Quiche? Check. Steak? I've made seitan. Mac n Cheese? Check. Pizza? Check.
Are they exactly the same? No. Do I necessarily want them to be? No.
As long as they are delicious, that's all I care about.
My homemade scones with gooseberry jam made by my sister in law. Yum
I love to bake and I've had a bit more time to indulge this during lockdown. I asked my house mates what they might like and scones were requested and so scones were baked.
I remember going for afternoon tea once and ringing up to check that my being vegan could be accommodated. The woman on the phone detailed what they would serve me - what sandwiches and cakes - and with the alternative I would get instead of scones "because obviously they aren't vegan". I remember being a bit dumbfounded by this statement. They had managed to make the rest of the options vegan friendly, so why not the scones, surely the high point of the afternoon tea? And the easiest to alter - change the milk and remove the egg. I was particularly irked as I had literally baked a batch of vegan scones the day before.
I like a challenge and I have made vegan alterntives of pretty much everything, including scones. Cheese cake? Check. Any other kind of cake or biscuit? Check. Quiche? Check. Steak? I've made seitan. Mac n Cheese? Check. Pizza? Check.
Are they exactly the same? No. Do I necessarily want them to be? No.
As long as they are delicious, that's all I care about.
My homemade scones with gooseberry jam made by my sister in law. Yum
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