Uses of Soy Lecithin in the kitchen

Soy lecithin is a surprising ingredient, as it doesn’t bring a variety of health benefits and properties. Today, I’ll tell you about how it’s become another essential ingredient in the kitchen, able to take dishes and desserts to the next level. Let’s start with our soy lecithin recipes.

Don’t miss out on the recipes below that’ll help turn Soya Lecithin Granules into your favourite kitchen ingredient!

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How do you use soy lecithin in the kitchen?

Do you know the traditional uses of soy lecithin in the kitchen? What is it exactly? Where does it come from?

It’s a fat that has always been used in the kitchen, but was extracted directly from foods, such as an egg (from the yoke).

In recent years, progress has been made in extracting lecithin from some plant compounds. The most recognised is the soy lecithin, due to the benefits that soy can bring to the body.

Soy lecithin has a variety of uses for your recipes. Take note!

Foams

You can create air or foam without the need for a siphon. Decorate your best dishes with a top-quality ingredient.

Emulsions or Stabilisers

It’s an ingredient that helps you make stable mixes. What does that mean? The creation of two completely distinct zones: fat and water.

In this respect, soya lecithin will also help you achieve greater emulsion stabilisation.

Soy lecithin recipe

Enjoy soy lecithin and all its properties from first thing in the morning. Make this vegan soy lecithin butter. Delicious!

Ingredients

• 150ml of soy milk
• 1 tablespoon of Soy Milk Powder
• 1 serving of Soy Lecithin Granules from FoodSeries
• 120ml Sunflower Oil
• 2 tablespoons of Yeast
• 200ml of Coconut Oil from BioSeries
• A pinch of salt

Nutritional Information per serving
Calories:	123kcal
Fat:	13,6g
of which saturates:	7,9g
Carbohydrates:	0,3g
of which sugars:	0,3g
Fiber:	0,05g
Proteins:	0,3g
Salt:	0,01g

How to make: Vegan Butter with Soy Lecithin

Preparation time:	10 minutes
Cooking time:	8 minutes
Portion size:	1 Spoonful
Number of servings:	20
Cooking style:	European

1. Add all the ingredients to a food processor, bar the coconut oil, until they are well ground.
2. Then add the coconut oil bit by bit so that it blends well with the ground mix.
3. Once blended and ground together, Pour the mixture into a container, cover, then put it in the fridge for a few hours until the mass gains consistency.
4. Take it out the fridge and serve as you wish.

Soy lecithin in baking

Being an emulsifier, as we have seen before, soy lecithin is frequently used in the baking world.

Especially with baked goods, such as biscuits or cookies, improving fermentation and providing more absorption. What does this mean? It means a more delicious and delicate result.

Finally, it can also be used as a substitute for egg yolk in home baking.

To make bread

In a similar use, soy lecithin works great when making bread. Its use makes the bread less susceptible to hardening.

Get a much spongier bread texture by using soy lecithin!

Other dishes with soy lecithin

Pasta Salad with Soy Lecithin

Sweet Potato Hummus with Soy Lecithin

Vegetable Rounds with Soy Lecithin