Torrijas

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons chickpea flour
2 tablespoons water
1 cup almond milk
small pinch of salt
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 cup sugar (can substitute some with stevia)
zest of 1 small lemon
1 teaspoon vanilla
dried bread slices (preferably french bread)
brown sugar

Whisk chickpea flour and water in a flat bottomed bowl and set aside.

In a saucepan, combine milk, salt, cinnamon, sugar, lemon zest, and vanilla. Simmer until sugar has dissolved. Remove the cinnamon stick and pour the mixture into a flat bottomed bowl.

Heat a frying pan and place a dab of vegan butter or coconut oil in it. Soak bread in the milk mixture for a few minutes on both sides, then coat with the chickpea mixture. Place the bread on the frying pan and cook on both sides until golden brown. Sprinkle with brown sugar while hot.

*Variation: replace lemon zest with orange zest and drizzle with chocolate syrup instead of the brown sugar.

Vegan French Toast

Ingredients:

1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vegan butter
1 small ripe banana
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon flax meal
a pinch of salt
stale bread

Combine all ingredients except bread in a blender and puree until smooth. Transfer to a bowl.

Coat a nonstick frying pan or griddle with oil or butter. Dip both sides of the bread in the milk mixture and cook on both sides until golden brown.

Serve with maple syrup.