The All-American Post: Apple Pie and Pussy.

[naamah_darling]

Since you are all far wiser in the ways of cookery than I, I appeal: does anyone know of a good dairy-free apple pie recipe? I want to make something dessert-like to show familial solidarity with the in-laws, but Sargon's dad, Dad the Terrible, can't have milk products. My cooking lore is at a loss, here. Any advice will be much appreciated

Comments

[dream_wind]

Dreamwind to the rescue!

I have a lactose intolerance AND a wheat intolerance. I sympathise.

This recipe comes from The Blood Group Diet. I have been following this diet for 3 years now and it got the Crohn's Disease under control

[naamah_darling]

HAZELNUTS!

*drools!*

It has butter in it, though, and I have no idea what to substitute! Margarine tastes like . . . ugh. Bleah!

[sorscha]

I reckon you could easily substitute margarine in a recipe though, especially since this one calls for unsalted butter in any case. I don't think you'll taste the difference in the end!

Cats = megacute. Thanks for spamming.

[starfire68]

You could try butter-flavour Crisco. I like the way it makes most of my recipes turn out.

[liminalia]

Grannies swear by making pie crusts with lard. Chill it first though.

[sh1mm3r]

I worked at a tearoom with a "granny" and our pie crusts were half lard, half shortening... lard for flavor (blech, since I'm a vegetarian!) and crisco for workability. Butter might taste good in pie crust, but it necessitates delicate working conditions and cold-only crust.

Another option - make a bottom crust with lard/shortening/margarine and do a crumb topping... delicious!

[tikvah]

You wouldn't be using that much margarine, and if you throw in a pinch or two of cinnamon, you should cover whatever little margarine flavor would come through. I'm violently allergic to milk protein, and I also have Crohn's Disease and I've gone on a gluten-free corn-free diet for years. Spelt has some gluten, and I'd recommend going with a rice/soy gluten-free baking mix instead. like Fearn or Ener-G.

[dream_wind]

I sympathize with your health/eating issues. My husband is celiac, and has a raging soy allergy. Food is quite limited (spelt has gluten, or we'd use it as a substitute).

Good work on making good food, despite some difficult restrictions! I know how hard that is.

[amazon_syren]

Sounds delish. (One problem: Butter = Dairy. Would veggie shortening work just as well? :-)