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You may well be tightening your purse strings and searching for money-saving ideas to cut your non-essential spending at the moment. Luckily we’ve got the ultimate frugal feasts which will help you on your way – and as a bonus, they also happen to be truly delicious! They all cost under £1 per person and are very straightforward to make. Add a continental flavour to your day with our delightful breakfast crêpes – get creative with fillings for a sweet or savoury fix! Follow up with banana pulled ‘pork’, courtesy of our fabulous friends at The Word Forest Organisation, or choose a creamy sweet potato dhal as a delicious main. Our Victoria sponge comes in at just 47p per slice and our managing director Laura claims it is the best cake she’s ever eaten – win, win!
WORDS AND PICTURES BY MARYANNE HALL, FOOD AND COOKERY MANAGER
Up to 95p per person
Up to 52p per crêpe
4 Ingredient Crêpes (sweet or savoury) COST 8P PER CRêPE OR 52P PER CRêPE WITH VEGAN ‘NUTELLA’ AND BERRY FILLING TIME 10 MINUTES SERVES 6
This crêpe batter is plain and simple so can be used to make sweet or savoury pancakes! We’ve got lots of filling ideas for you too, so choose your favourites and enjoy! l 150g plain flour l 350ml unsweetened plant milk (soya or almond work best)
l ¼ tsp salt l 1 tbsp neutral oil (eg rapeseed) plus extra for frying
1 In a large bowl, mix flour and salt together then stir in plant milk and oil. 2 Heat a little oil in a crêpe pan or frying pan on a medium-high heat. 3 When the oil is hot, pour in a small ladle of batter, swirling it around so it thinly coats the pan. 4 Fry on both sides until lightly golden.
For lots of sweet and savoury filling ideas see: veganrecipeclub.org.uk/crepes
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