Co-op doughnuts are egg free, dairy free and soya free, woo-hoo!!!!

[trixymalixy]

I actually bought them for myself, but was surprised when I read the ingredients when I got them home that there was no egg in.

It was nice to be able to give DS a shop bought treat for a change.

Just thought I'd let all of you suffering on egg, dairy and soya free diets know too!!

[thisisyesterday]

oooh, that's nice to know.
what IS in them?

[pointydog]

oil and sugar and flour, I bet

[trixymalixy]

They have wheat and gluten in them so sorry to thise of you that can't have those.

It is mainly oil,sugar,flour and raising agents I think.

It's the plum rasberry and apple jam filled doughnuts.

[TheProvincialLady]

Sorry but I think you'll find that their entire stock has just been delivered to my house.

Nom nom nom

[PMSLBrokeMN]

I noticed this too - their custard filled doughnuts are also egg/dairy free (don't know about soya, sorry). Not that DS ever gets near them...

[trixymalixy]

How bizarre to have egg/dairy free custard in a normal (i.e. not free from) product!!

[pointydog]

must be dead cheap ingredients

[PMSLBrokeMN]

Oh yes, but so yummy! And surely no worse than a froot shoot

[Kayzr]

Plus they are on offer(well in our co-op)!! 2 5 doughnut bags for £1!!!

[tatt]

any nut warnings?

[PMSLBrokeMN]

Yes, the generic ones that Co-op put on all their baked goods - May Contain followed by a list of all the allergens that are required to be declared, which in my eyes completely devalues it. I have a feeling though they're baked/reheated in store, so there is a possibility of cross-contamination with, say, the pecan danish they also sell. It may be worth asking the staff.

[BalloonSlayer]

Woo hoo !!

Presume they only sell doughnuts in the big Co-Ops though? We only have a little one in the village where we live

< seriously considers a half hour drive to the nearest big Co-Op this very morning >

[gardeningmum05]

the doughnuts come into the store frozen and are reheated instore.
most co-ops have the instore baking facility now, even the smaller ones.
all the produts are stored seperately and cooked on large trays, so shouldnt really be a cross contamination issue. hope this helps

[Ekka]

This has just made my day!!! Now to find a co-op near us.....

[PMSLBrokeMN]

BalloonSlayer, they have them in our village Co-op (although we are a bit of a tourist trap) - deffo worth a look!

[PMSLBrokeMN]

As an aside, they also sell apple lattice slices that I know are egg and dairy free as DS has them - as an earlier poster said, it's nice to just be able to pick a sweet cakey treat up off-the-shelf for once!

[tatt]

don't buy items with nut warnings, would prefer my custom to go to other manufacturers who are not stupid.

[PMSLBrokeMN]

I quite agree, this is the one exception I've made - tbh I'm quite surprised as Co-op are usually very good and sensible with their warnings. DS doesn't have a confirmed nut allergy though, only strong likelihood due to other allergies - I can see why you wouldn't take any chances. It's a good excuse to avoid Tesco though...

[trixymalixy]

I've just checked the bag again and the product specific sticker only has an allergy warning for wheat and gluten.

There is a generic warning on the bakery bag, but I just ignored that.

I found them in my teeny corner co-op, so not just in big ones.

Will need to keep an eye out for the lattice slices.

tatt, where do you buy your food from then .

[tatt]

Local butcher, greengrocer, Sainsburys usually. Can't remember when or where I last bought doughnuts, though.

Can always make them with this egg free recipe - using stork softened to replace butter and a non-dairy milk. Be careful not to over fry.

Egg Free Doughnuts

Plain Flour - 3/4 cup
Strong Bread Flour - 1/4 cup
Instant Yeast - 2 teaspoons
Caster Sugar - 1 tablespoon
Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
Vanilla Extract - 1/2 teaspoon
Warm Milk - 1/2 cup
Softened Butter - 1 tablespoon
Method : Combine all the ingredients together, except for the butter and knead to a soft dough. Add butter and knead again till smooth and elastic. Cover and leave to rise till dough doubles, about 30 minutes. Roll out to 1/4" thick and cut out doughnuts with a cutter. Cover cut out doughnuts with a damp tea towel and leave to rise again. Lift out carefully and fry in hot oil over medium heat. Glaze them as you wish or toss in cinnamon sugar.

[HaventSleptForAYear]

OOh I'll tell my mum, she has a coop nearby and is allergic to eggs.

[misscreosote]

Hooray! There is life after allergy. Really appreciate this tip trixy, thanks

[simpson]

Bugger!! Our local co-op has just changed to a Morrisons!!



Poor DD would have loved one....

[StirlingTheStrong]

Yay!! My DD is nearly 5 and has never tasted a doughnut - she is in for a treat now.

Thank you

[SGWeen]

Amazing! I was just explaining what donoughts were to my 8 year old son. Just checked ingredients in various online supermarkets and all contained egg and milk.
Off to get him some doughnuts from Co-op tomorrow as an end of week treat!!
Thank you!