The perfect pastry

Ever dreamed of having the perfect crumbly sweet pastry but can't as you are gluten free, vegan or both?  Hate the horrible rubbery texture created from other recipes?  Here is your answer.  Delicious, light, crumbly sweet pastry that is entirely gluten free and vegan.  Tesco have mincemeat reduced to 30p so fill your boots people.  Embrace summer xmas !!!!!

Vegan gluten free sweet pastry

ingredients

100gm doves farm gluten free plain flour

50gm ground almonds

50gm sugar

75gm sainsburys free from spread

Now first and foremost the most important part, use a food processor.  It blends it into the perfect pastry without having to add much water.  Mix the flour, almonds and sugar together and put in your food processor.  Add the spread and blend on high until it has almost formed a lump.  Add a tiny bit of water (probably around a teaspoon is enough, be very careful not to add to much) and keep blending until you get a nice soft lump of dough.  Wrap in cling film and place in the fridge for at least 30 mins.  As it will be quite soft roll the pastry out between 2 pieces of greaseproof paper.  If making mince pies like I did use a well greased and floured tin and cook them for about 30 minutes at 200c.

Enjoy !!!

Thank you tesco!!!!

I never thought I would say thanks to Tesco for actually stocking more vegan products but perhaps they are turning a corner.  I recently found out they have started stocking the Food Heaven lemon dairy free cheesecake which is not only vegan but gluten free as well.  Having just polished off a 3rd of one (I know, you can call me piggy) I can definitely say it is super yummy and at £2.99 I am sure it will be a regular treat.

They have also started stocking the Bessant and Drury chocolate ice cream.  It is vegan and made with coconut milk so nice and healthy.  It is lovely and creamy and to be honest I think its one of the best chocolate ice creams I have ever tasted.  At £4.69 it isn't cheap, but worth it for a luxurious treat every now and then.

Why am I promoting these for Tescos you may ask?  Because quite simply I am being selfish, I love both of these products and if people don't buy them they will stop selling them.  Oddly enough I found both of them in the frozen free from section near the frozen veg and not with the frozen desserts.