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Allergies and intolerances

Any dairy free/soya free bakers?

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Dorisday13 · 04/05/2013 15:12

What's the best alternative for baking? Oat milk? Rice milk? I'm trying to make savory muffins :-) x

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nextphase · 04/05/2013 19:51

We did Oatly, and vitalite. The Oat milk I could live with, the butter substitutes weren't brill (but then I'm a Butter girl, even marg is only good in chocolate cake!) Cakes with Oil in place of fat (and muffins) were better than butter substitutes.

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Dorisday13 · 05/05/2013 09:14

Cool thanks, do you know if there is a conversion melted butter to oil for a recipe? X

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Maz007 · 05/05/2013 09:41

M&S dairy free marg is the best tasting I've found - tend to use it in all my baking. Oatly works well for savoury recipes, have also used soya and Kara (coconut) - all fine. Happy baking!

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Maz007 · 05/05/2013 09:43

Sorry, just saw 'soya free' in thread title - more coffee needed. I'd avoid rice milk as it's just too watery. We are soya and dairy free here too - totally doable. Good luck!

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nextphase · 05/05/2013 09:47

I wouldn't try to convert, but find a recipie that has been designed for oil, e.g. chocolate cake or muffins enjoy!

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CouthySaysEatChoccyEggs · 05/05/2013 10:39

Oatly CREAM and Block Stork for baking. I find the Oatly 'milk' too runny.

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CouthySaysEatChoccyEggs · 05/05/2013 10:40

Will have a read of those recipes!

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Dorisday13 · 05/05/2013 12:27

Thanks! I've just bought some oatley cream so I'll give that a go x :-)

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CouthySaysEatChoccyEggs · 05/05/2013 16:57

I make a mean white sauce with Block stork, flour and Oatly cream. Add a bit of dill and some fish, and you have a yummy dairy, soy free fish pie. Just make the mash with Vitalite or block Stork!

It's DS3's favourite dinner.

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harverina · 07/05/2013 09:37

Couthy that sounds amazing -I love white sauce! Can you expand a little on what you do - I am hopeless in the kitchen!! Grin

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CouthySaysEatChoccyEggs · 07/05/2013 14:35

Melt about a heaped dessert spoon's worth of block Stork in a pan. Then mix in plain flour until it goes all lumpy and looks horrid. (Bear with me...!) Let that cook for a minute or so.

Then add a small bit of the Oatly cream and mix in thoroughly. Keep adding the Oatly cream a but at a time, whisking constantly so that each time you add a bit more, it is well mixed in before you add the next bit. (I don't use a whisk, I use a fork, I find you get less lumps and a smoother sauce! Blush ).

When it looks about the right consistency of white sauce, you can then use it in tons of other recipes.

Dairy & soy free Lasagne becomes a possibility, and dairy & soy free macaroni cheese - for that, once the sauce is at the right thickness, coating the back of a spoon rather than running off it, you can take it off the heat and add some grated soy free cheezly to it. Pour over macaroni, hey presto!

Also, by adding a teaspoon of dill to the pan of plain sauce, you can make it into a lovely sauce for fish pie, or just to go over fish.

Grin

Would you believe I failed Home Ec?! My teacher would be so proud of me...Wink

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CouthySaysEatChoccyEggs · 07/05/2013 14:36

Soy free cheezly can usually be bought in Holland & Barrat.

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claraschu · 07/05/2013 14:41

I have never actually tried it, but my vegan friend uses cocoanut oil instead of butter when baking. It is delicious and healthy.

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Dorisday13 · 07/05/2013 15:01

Ummm lentil lasagne for tea I think :-)

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CouthySaysEatChoccyEggs · 07/05/2013 21:53

Wow. I'm not too sure on egg free meringue!

I could ask a couple if my friends who have egg-free DC's. I can't see how it would be do-able, mind you. Confused

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CouthySaysEatChoccyEggs · 07/05/2013 21:55

Another dairy, soy free sauce for stuff is to start off the same, with the melted block Stork and flour mixture, and instead of adding Oatly cream, add stock instead.

I make my casseroles like that!

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CouthySaysEatChoccyEggs · 07/05/2013 21:58

Also, when done with fish stock, it can make a nice sauce for fish. I use that with tuna and sweetcorn pasta. My older DC's now prefer their tuna pasta like that rather than with mayo.

Chicken risotto is another great standby dairy & soy free meal - chicken, arborio rice, chopped peppers frozen if you want a really speedy meal, and chicken stock.

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Wheresmycaffeinedrip · 07/05/2013 22:01

The m&s dairy free Margarine is the best I've found to bake with. KarA coconut milk and almond milk are also good for cooking. Coconut oil is pretty good stuff too.

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CouthySaysEatChoccyEggs · 07/05/2013 22:02

Sometimes I dream of meeting my old Home Ec teacher and just pointing at her and going "HA! I CAN cook!!!" Grin

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CouthySaysEatChoccyEggs · 07/05/2013 22:04

Ah. Almond milk is out in DS3's case as he is anaphylactic to almonds and all bloody nuts. And he hates coconut milk. Which is rather irritating!

I find that in some cakes, the M&S dairy free spread and Vitalite make the end product too 'oily'. I've never had that issue with block Stork.

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Dorisday13 · 08/05/2013 08:25

I tried to make a Yorkshire pudding with almond milk once, didn't taste good, soya milk was good but now that's out too, next to try oat milk

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harverina · 08/05/2013 08:45

Thanks couthy - I will be trying out your sauce at the weekend Grin I will buy fish and make the sauce with dill.

Lasagne is very appealing but I worry that the cheese would ruin it?

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harverina · 08/05/2013 08:46

I didn't even realise we could use block stork! Dd is milk egg and nut free.

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Dorisday13 · 08/05/2013 09:23

Block stork is a revelation, :-)

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