Allergy Friendly Tips
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Try edible flowers! These can be ground with sugar in a food processor to create all-natural colored-sugar for decorating baked goods while avoiding artificial coloring agents.
The acidic quality of buttermilk helps baked goods rise. Replace the buttermilk with a milk substitute (tea, coffee, juice, broth, water, etc.), but include an acid as well such as honey, lemon juice, or vinegar in the recipe in a ratio of 1 cup milk sub to 1 tablespoon acid.
Maintain a well-stocked pantry with a variety of herbs and spices. These can enhance flavors and replace unsafe ingredients.
Purees can be prepared in large batches and frozen in individual portions. Simply fill an ice-cube tray with the puree, freeze, and store in an air-tight container. When ready to use, thaw individual cubes of puree and incorporate in the recipe as directed.
Reduce or replace oil in a recipe with pureed beans, fruits, or vegetables. The addition or use of beans, fruits, or veggies will produce a deliciously moist baked good without any oil.
Fruit or vegetable purees can be used to replace eggs. One egg can be replaced by a quarter cup of puree. Try common substitutes like apple sauce or pumpkin puree for a fall recipe or get creative and experiment with tomatoes, carrots, or sweet potatoes!
If you have food allergies, avoid mass-produced cross-contamination and other potential allergen dangers by purchasing local produce to make purees at home. Pumpkins, apples, and other vegetables and fruits can all be pureed simply with a food processor.
Purchase a food processor or blender. Either of these tools are essential to pureeing fruits and vegetables for allergy-friendly baking. No need to get the most extravagant one, but do keep one on hand in the kitchen at all times.
If you have food allergies and want to avoid cross-contamination, keep pantries, cabinets, cupboards, and tools free of unsafe ingredients. Read More
If you have a dairy allergy, use liquids like tea, coffee, juice, or vegetable broth to replace milk in a 1:1 ratio. Each of those liquids may also enhance flavors depending on what’s being baked. Read More