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yunape in food_porn

christmas baking with food sensivities?

Dec 18, 2006 18:50

i'd like to bake some cookies (or other baked goods) for a friend of mine. he's allergic to several things, and i have a hard time finding recipes that cater to all that. plus, i don't have any experience in gf cooking/baking, and not a lot of time to experiment (nor the money to spend on costly gf flours if they are not working out ( Read more... )

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djonma December 18 2006, 19:20:08 UTC

ooh does coconut milk work as a normal milk substitute in baking?
I'd never thought of that...
I'm lactose intolerant, but damn I love coconut!

twostepsfwd December 18 2006, 20:56:50 UTC

Yes, coconut milk is a great milk substitute in most baked goods!

yunape December 18 2006, 21:20:59 UTC

thanks for your suggestions! i have no idea about the coconut, i will ask about that.

sua_sponte December 18 2006, 18:54:58 UTC

Hmmm. With the list you provided, I would say you could find a good recipe for a Chocolate Flourless Cake (with, obviously, no flour at all).

Uhhh... I'm not "getting" the whole "no whites, but yes to yolks" thing, and also the "no milk, but other sources of dairy are OK." I would suggest trying to search www.epicurious.com and also glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com for recipes.

amyrebeccah December 18 2006, 19:02:48 UTC

Yeah, I've heard it the other way around (yolks bad, whites ok) for the eggs, but I'm really curious! What about the whites is an allergen, if anyone knows?

djonma December 18 2006, 19:18:12 UTC

Egg whites contain most of the egg protein, which tends to be what egg allergy sufferers are allergic to, and I believe there are different proteins in the white and the yolk.
It's the egg white that is used as the base carrier for injections that use egg protein, as far as I'm aware, and I can't have any injections that contain that.

djonma December 18 2006, 19:19:22 UTC

In fact, just checked wikipedia and it does say this:
"Generally, physicians will recommend feeding only the yolk to infants because of the higher risk of allergic reaction to the egg white."

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twostepsfwd December 18 2006, 20:57:35 UTC

check out food_allergies

also, i have some baked good recipes on my blog that are gluten-free and dairy-free and you could use egg yolks or an egg replacer in most:

http://glutenfreebay.blogspot.com

yunape December 18 2006, 21:25:00 UTC

thank you! i haven't thought about checking out lj communities. i'll go read through your blog now.

poofusgirl December 18 2006, 21:00:31 UTC

I'll have to keep checking the comments on this post because my 4 year old cousin is allergic to peanuts and egg whites and I never know what type of cookies to have for him. Have you ever seen a 4 year old's face when he's told he can't have a piece of the cake that everyone else around him is eating? It's heartbreaking.

I really need to stop rambling on in replies to people I hardly know. lol

pakaboori December 18 2006, 21:35:03 UTC

Whoops, repost with proper linking:

One of my roommates is dairy- and wheat-free, so when I wanted to make something for her birthday I checked out the link this community has on its sidebar: FoodYouCanEat.comI found a few chocolate cake recipes that looked good, but ended up making this one. We were all happy with it! I decorated with regular CakeMate icing, because there was nothing in it my roommate doesn't eat ( ... )

pakaboori December 18 2006, 21:42:36 UTC

Ah, whoops -- I didn't realize barley isn't gluten-free. I guess this wouldn't be OK for your friend! Sorry! Still, that website is worth a look.

yunape December 19 2006, 00:05:13 UTC

thanks anyway, that site looks helpful.

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