Ingredients:
- 200ml vegan milk (use a creamy one without a strong flavour - e.g. coconut based, soy, oat, almond but NOT rice (too thin) or hemp (flavour too strong)
- 100ml vegan cream (I use oat cream)
- 260g plain white flour
- 260g strong white (bread) flour
- 70g vegan caster sugar (unbleached)
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1.5 tsp brandy (I use a cheap cognac that I keep in the cupboard for cooking)
- 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp potato starch/flour (farina) OR 2 tbsp cassava flour and 1 tbsp potato starch OR 3 tbsp egg replacer (eg No Egg)
- 3 litres vegetable oil
- Extra caster sugar for coating
- Vegan jam for filling
- OPTIONAL: zest of 1/2 a lemon and 1/2 an orange. OR, if you can't get unwaxed citrus fruits, use 1/2 tsp orange extract and juice of half a lemon