To ask you to help me with my pathetic sunday night panic?

[QueenViki]

Dd is having a tea party with her friends at ours after school tomorrow. I've brought all the stuff for them to make jam tarts (their idea) but have just found out one of them can't have dairy. What can I use instead of butter that isn't going to kill anyone and will make half decent tarts?!

You can get dairy free "butter" Most supermarkets sell their own. Alpro definately do one. They are all suitable for baking.

There are loads of dairy free butters around now.

For pastry you can use stork block in the gold foil (lots of supermarket own brand baking blocks are too). Also the entire Flora range is dairy free now.

I've got some Trex, would that be any good?

Yes I think Trex makes nice crispy pastry. I'm sure it's dairy free/Vegan

There are loads of dairy free margarines. Go have a look in a supermarket in the free from chilled bit. Vitality have one, so do Pure, so do some own brands.

You can use olive oil instead of butter.

Just check that she can have soya before getting Alpro otherwise I always used to use Stork

Oil

Pure margarine is good, think we used sunflower one when had to bake anything dairy free

hard tomor they do "hard" margarine block its actually kosher & has no dairy & is vegan - discovered it when dd needed non dairy years ago - it made good shortcake biscuits :)

Is Trex suitable for vegetarians and vegans?
Trex is suitable for both vegans and vegetarians.

What ingredients are in Trex?
Trex is made from refined vegetable oils including RSPO certified palm which is chilled to create a solid block suitable for baking and frying. The ingredients used are Palm: 57 (+/-3%) and Rapeseed: 43 (+/-3%). Trex contains no allergenic oils.

Source familybaking.co.uk/about-trex/faqs

Also the entire Flora range is dairy free now.

Is it allowed to ask about trans fats?

@Wheat2Harvest

wheat2harvest

is it allowed to ask about trans fats?

Trey is fine ( we are all lactose intolerant).

Buy ready made Jus-Rol pastry. Is dairy free (apart from the all butter version!!)

Trex obvs

I use the value spreadable stuff from tesco. Its vegan. (I only buy it coz its cheap)