The best pastry is made with fat or lard instead of butter, but sadly all the shop made mince pies seem to be all butter varieties. I'm sure they're delicious, but no good for those with a dairy allergy. What dairy free fat alternatives can you use? Here are a few alternatives to butter for pastry: How to make dairy free mince pies The picture here is of … [Read more...]
Dairy, egg, gluten & wheat free pancake recipes
For all you pancake lovers out there, you can still enjoy pancakes with allergies; you can substitute with rice milk or any plant milk. It still makes great pancakes and won't be able to taste the difference. Here are some dairy, nut, soya and wheat free recipes that I've tried over the years. Traditional pancakes (Dairy Free) Ingredients (Serves … [Read more...]
Gluten free Cake-in-a-mug!
For those of you who can't have any dairy or gluten, you'll love this quick and easy, oh so simple recipe for cake in 3 minutes! After a few pleas for a GF version I found a delicious sounding alternative recipe on Gluten Free Living website which uses rice and tapioca flour. Ingredients for gluten free, dairy free cake in a Mug The ingredients are a bit different as … [Read more...]
Dairy, wheat and egg free Cake in 3 minutes!
Sounds too good to be true right? Could it even be possible I hear you ask? Dair, wheat and egg free cake, made in a mug? Yes you read that correctly, and the best bit of all is that it only takes three minutes to cook in the microwave AND tastes really amazing. Should I be this excited about Cake in a mug? Thanks to Becci Nash, who gave my mum this recipe, I’ve had a … [Read more...]