Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 I notice some recipes contain vegan gelatin. Is this agar or if not would agar be a suitable replacement as I cant recall seeing a vegan gelatin here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 I found them in the Kosher section of our local grocery. Also health stores have vegan gelatin! HTH! Karen hollyhedge_2004 Saturday, March 07, 2009 2:53 PM vegan gelatin I notice some recipes contain vegan gelatin. Is this agar or if not would agar be a suitable replacement as I cant recall seeing a vegan gelatin here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 > I notice some recipes contain vegan gelatin. Is this agar or if not would > agar be a suitable replacement as I cant recall seeing a vegan gelatin here. Holly, agar should work fine. Vegan gelatin is probably difficult to find in New Zealand. Sometimes it is here as well. LaDonna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Oops, sorry I don't know where everyone lives as well as LaDonna. I can barely remember what stores I find what in... Karen Gracious Hospitality Saturday, March 07, 2009 3:17 PM Re: vegan gelatin > I notice some recipes contain vegan gelatin. Is this agar or if not would > agar be a suitable replacement as I cant recall seeing a vegan gelatin here. Holly, agar should work fine. Vegan gelatin is probably difficult to find in New Zealand. Sometimes it is here as well. LaDonna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 It would depend on the recipe whether or not agar could be used as a replacement. Some recipes may require a little modification. Gelatine only requires boiling water to be added, whereas agar requires some boiling before it will work. Another thing to remember about agar is that certain foods, such as pineapple, kiwi fruit, fresh figs, paw paw, mangoes and peaches, unless cooked will prevent it from setting. Chocolate may also prevent setting and acidic foods require a greater amount of agar to be used. The " Glossary " section of our files contains further information on agar. In Australia, I have seen vegan gelatin online at sites like the Cruelty Free Shop and some of the larger stores carry vegan jelly. HTH, Kim , " hollyhedge_2004 " <bethbell wrote: > > I notice some recipes contain vegan gelatin. Is this agar or if not would agar be a suitable replacement as I cant recall seeing a vegan gelatin here. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 As well, I've posted recently about agar, but would love to repost my question. I've easily found agar powder (local Asian grocery store, Whole Foods, local health food store), but not agar flakes. The recipes that I want to make using agar flakes call for a significant amount of them and so I'd like to buy them in larger quantities. If anyone has any info regarding this, I'd appreciate it. Regards, Ellen http://iamglutenfree.blogspot.com/ http://www.peterandellen.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Hi Ellen, Agar powder can be used in any recipe calling for agar flakes. You simply use 1/3 of the amount of flakes called for. Eg. if a recipe calls for 1 tablespoon (3 teaspoons) of flakes then you would use 1 teaspoon of the powder. Unlike the flakes the powder doesn't need to be soaked before boiling. HTH, Kim , Ellen Allard <birdwoman5151 wrote: > > As well, I've posted recently about agar, but would love to repost my question. I've easily found agar powder (local Asian grocery store, Whole Foods, local health food store), but not agar flakes. The recipes that I want to make using agar flakes call for a significant amount of them and so I'd like to buy them in larger quantities. If anyone has any info regarding this, I'd appreciate it. > > Regards, Ellen http://iamglutenfree.blogspot.com/ http://www.peterandellen.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 I'm also told that you can grind up the cheaper agar sticks or blocks in the blender to make powder. Haven't done it myself. Pam On 3/9/09, Kim <bearhouse5 wrote: > Hi Ellen, > > Agar powder can be used in any recipe calling for agar flakes. You simply > use 1/3 of the amount of flakes called for. Eg. if a recipe calls for 1 > tablespoon (3 teaspoons) of flakes then you would use 1 teaspoon of the > powder. Unlike the flakes the powder doesn't need to be soaked before > boiling. > > HTH, > Kim > > > , Ellen Allard > <birdwoman5151 wrote: >> >> As well, I've posted recently about agar, but would love to repost my >> question. I've easily found agar powder (local Asian grocery store, Whole >> Foods, local health food store), but not agar flakes. The recipes that I >> want to make using agar flakes call for a significant amount of them and >> so I'd like to buy them in larger quantities. If anyone has any info >> regarding this, I'd appreciate it. >> >> Regards, Ellen http://iamglutenfree.blogspot.com/ >> http://www.peterandellen.com >> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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