Need baked egg recipes for a wheat-allergic child!

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DS did a baked egg challenge last week and is no longer allergic to baked egg. But as he's allergic to wheat, it's quite tricky thinking of things I can give him with baked egg in them (as have been told to use it in his diet regularly now).

The cake I baked for the challenge was just a Victoria Sponge with rice flour instead of wheat, but I don't want to give him sugary cakes all the time as he's only 10 months old.

Does anyone have any good savoury recipes that involve well-cooked egg that don't have wheat in them? Presumably I can make savoury muffins with rice flour? (Baking powder has wheat in it, so they won't rise very much but DS won't mind!)

Or are there any wheat-free pasta brands that have egg in, as then I could avoid having to bake all the time!

is something like omelette too much egg? do you need it to just be an ingredient?

egg fried rice?

according to this doves farm baking powder doesn't contain wheat

Not sure if this is too much egg - but cut a hard-boiled egg in half, put in an oven dish cut side down, spoon over some natural yoghurt, sprinkle with grated cheese and grill till the cheese is browned.

Yes, it can't be just an egg like you'd have for breakfast - omelette, scrambled, etc. - so egg-fried rice wouldn't work either and even a hard-boiled egg is off the list for now (I think that might be what they'll try him on in a few months' time at the next challenge).

So essentially it has to be egg that's baked in something because that way it gets cooked for 20+ minutes at a very high temperature, which is how (I think) the proteins get broken down that are triggering the allergic reaction.

thisisyesterday thanks for that tip about Doves Farm baking powder!

The only recipe I can think of, off the top of my head, is one from one of my low carb books - for a moussaka. The topping is a sort of baked custard - would that do? It's baked in the oven for 45 minutes. (And obviously it's something that all the family could eat!)

If it's any help, it's here:

Moussaka (from The Idiot Proof Diet Recipe book)

500g lamb mince
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons tomato puree
100ml water
1 large aubergine
olive or groundnut oil
3 eggs
300ml double cream
200g Feta cheese

• Pre-heat the oven to 180/GM4
• Fry the lamb mince until starting to brown, breaking up lumps as it fries
• Add the onion and garlic and continue frying until the onion has softened
• Stir in the oregano, cinnamon, tomato puree and water. Bring to a simmer and then cover and cook for 20 mins over a low heat
• Slice the aubergine, brush with oil and grill, fry or griddle until softened but not mushy - it should be golden coloured
• Stir the meat and if it still looks a bit too liquid, simmer with the lid off for 5 minutes or so
• Beat together the eggs and cream and stir in the crumbled Feta
• Layer the aubergine over the meat and pour the Feta custard over the top
• Bake in the oven for approximately 45 minutes, or until the top is golden brown

In the book it says that this serves 2 - but I would make this quantity for 4. I'm sure it's a typo!

ahh ok, in that case yes to savoury muffins.

pancakes?

anything here?

Yes, I reckon that would be fine! Thanks so much - and DH is half-Greek so moussaka will go down very well

pancakes cook too quickly unfortunately... Even quiche isn't ok, according to the list I was given at the RFH

You might want to put potatoes in it if he wants an authentic one, then!

Ooh yes, those look good - there was another Hugh F-W page from the Guardian I found with savoury muffins. Bloody hell though, DS is going to be the most gourmet baby in London! Maybe I can simplify a bit...

Cheese and potato pie/ bake

I don't actually make this but remember having as a child

Basically hard boil some eggs then slice ( know he can't just eat these)

Then layer bottom of oven dish with sliced egg and top with mash potato and grated cheese ( if you cover with foil I guess you can bake for a long time ie 45 mins)

Is basically a version of mash potato so more of a side dish but ideal for a 10 month old I would have thought. Would that be ok? Or does the egg need to have been cracked and mIxed?

btw, DS is also allergic to corn and rye, which leaves me with oats and rice when it comes to grains. But nuts are ok so he can have ground almonds. I just don't really want to be baking all the time like a wannabe Nigella, as I'll be back at work soon and time will be so much shorter.

Maybe I need to have a day of baking and freeze a whole load and then give him a thawed-out muffin every few days!

Too quick? i'd have thought it's either cooked or it isn't? pancakes cook quikcly because they're so thin

this looks fab!

oh bum, then the doves farm baking powder will be no good as it's cornstarch :(

forevergreek I need to check about the cracked and mixed question. You'd think that if it's been in the oven that long at 190 or something it would be ok, but maybe the hard-boiling keeps it too much in its 'egg' form. That would be good if not though, because you could probably do quite a few things with sliced egg at the bottom of them...

Btw banana loaf takes an hour baked. Slice up . Wrap in cling foil and freeze individually ( loaf better as muffins only take about 15 mins)

Not sure on a recipe but my sister is gluten and dairy free and has a few good books with recipes for this and options of what to use. Maybe look on amazon for a book to help you with suitable alternative grains and recipes

thisisyesterday unfortunately they distinguish between well-cooked and lightly-cooked and pancakes come under the latter category

forevergreek that's a good point about muffins not taking enough time to cook, because when I was given my instructions for the challenge I was told to cook the Victoria Sponge for 25 mins instead of the usual 20 to ensure the egg got a really good blasting. Banana bread is a very good idea. I'll have a look at Amazon too.

Or simply mix an egg in mash and bake with. Cheese on top.

Could you make a fish pie/ cottage and add an egg to the mash all mixed in. I'm not 100% what that will taste like... But would cook up over 45 min.

Or add lightly scrambled egg to mash. Cover with foil and bake.

( I can only think of potato or cake that can stay in the oven for 45mins-1hr)

possibly a bit too eggy?

yes i was going to suggest adding an egg to some cheesy mash or something, and then baking for a good while.

Fish pie with chopped up, hard boiled egg in with the fish? So boiled then put in the oven?

These chocolate brownies are lovely, and keep reasonably well.

Have you found a cocoa powder that can be tolerated? If so, I'd suggest this swiss roll, but with a less rich filling. Or maybe switch the cocoa for rice flour, and make a jam / vanilla one?

I know those are mainly sweet, but yes, cakes and muffins freeze well (well, I've only tried wheat ones), and then defrost as required.