We love these very cheesy scones, and I often bake them to accompany soups, stews and casseroles in place of bread. Never mind American Whole Foods which most of us all know now; Cranks was way ahead of them, and were promoting the concept of whole foods, vegetarianism and even veganism way back in the 1960’s.

Cranks Recipe Book : The Vegetarian Classics - Google Books Cranks Recipe Book : The Vegetarian Classics - Google Books

Their early menu was mainly salads, but not the limp lettuce leaves most people were used to at the time, but salads made from grains, pulses and exotic spices.It might have been these buns that gave me a taste for the slightly nutty flavour of wholemeal flour. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. You simply whizz everything together in a blender until smooth, pour into a greased shallow oven dish, bake for 45 mins at 200C (I used 170 and 35 mins in the fan oven) until set and golden brown.

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From buns, I moved on to flans or quiches made with wholemeal flour pastry and I often cooked a version with cheese and leeks at home. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. The Cranks cookbook was a staple of many kitchens back in the Eighties, and I cooked a lot of dishes from it. My mum used to bake both the Cranks cheese scones and the cheese baps, and served them both stuffed full of fresh cress in the manner of the award winning sandwich.I had an urge for something savoury at lunchtime but didn't fancy a sandwich - I wanted cheese and I wanted onions - so I turned to the pages of the Cranks Recipe Book for inspiration. With helpful notes on techniques, and numerous delicious recipes for soups, starters, salads, dressings, sauces and savouries, not to mention sections devoted to baking, puddings, cereals, preserves, sweetmeats and drinks, the founders of Cranks have put together a book that stands for all that is best in wholefood cuisine. I created Penny's Recipes to share my favourite simple, fresh and economical recipes for you to cook. stain on the side **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service.

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Since its start back on Carnaby Street in 1961, Cranks has been the pioneer of great tasting, wholesome vegetarian food. Today’s recipe is a slightly adapted version of the Cranks cheese roll: I remember both eating these at the restaurant and cooking them from the book, stuffed with cress, which added a welcome, fresh, light-green aspect. As you know I’m a big fan of Cranks and I’m so sad they closed their last eatery a couple of years or more ago now. Used books have different signs of use and might not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. Nutrition information is an approximate calculation based on the ingredients listed and it can vary according to portion sizes and when different ingredients are used.

We’ve gathered together a selection of our favourite recipes old and new from our classic Cranks recipes.

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Surface stain mark to front lower edge of board, central section of pages has been used extensively and has some food-related staining to inside edge of pages, some rippling to outer edge of a few pages with some marks and annotation to some of these pages, otherwise tidy and tight binding.When following our values of nature knows best, it’s easy to come up with more fresh ideas for more moreish meals packed full of veggie goodness.