Quick Baked Tempura

Fried food is just SOooOooO good! Right? Right. While fried food may taste divine, the oil and fat will not feel good after a few clogged arteries. This quick recipe will let you enjoy the amazingly crunch goodness of tempura without frying! Here is what you do:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F
• Slice some vegetables into bite sized pieces
• Mix 1 tsp. corn starch, ¼ cup whole wheat flour, 1 cup unflavored, unsweetened almond milk
• Mix 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. olive oil, ½ cup breadcrumbs in a separate bowl
• Dip the veggies into the first bowl, then the second bowl and place on a baking sheet
• Bake for 8 minutes, then flip them over and bake for an additional 8 minutes

These proportions are for a single serving, so try multiplying the measurements if you are serving food for 2 or more impoverished vegans. I love this recipe because the veggies still taste fried and crunchy and delicious without that heavy oil feeling burdening your stomach. 

Try adding some garlic powder to the wet mixture
Any vegetable can use a little extra garlic kick!

Add 4 tbsp. beer to the wet mixture and 1 extra tsp. corn starch
if you are making mushrooms for Beer Battered 'Shrooms!

Different sizes of rings will coat differently in the batter
Try to make sure the batter is fully covering the veggies

Pre-baked deliciousness

Post-baked DELECTABLENESS 

Cut the oil and fat and bake your tempura! (I still deep fry occasionally...I just cannot resist it)