Comments on: Dairy and Egg Free Currant Scones http://www.foodallergymama.com/2009/08/13/dairy-and-egg-free-currant-scones/ A food allergy food blog and resource for moms (and dads) Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:46:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: KarenNeill http://www.foodallergymama.com/2009/08/13/dairy-and-egg-free-currant-scones/comment-page-1/#comment-26256 KarenNeill Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:28:03 +0000 http://www.foodallergymama.com/?p=635#comment-26256 Oh! Thank you!!!! I have learned how to make several baked items for my daughter. Most have been through trial and error, and substituting parts of recipes. She's got a list of 15 foods she's allergic to (including dairy, eggs, soy) and 16 she can eat, which makes life interesting... It's so fantastic to find a place where I can find so many recipes that will work with minimal tweaking. I'm looking forward to trying these scones out! She cant do the currants, but I'm sure I'll come up with a good substitution for that :-) Oh! Thank you!!!!

I have learned how to make several baked items for my daughter. Most have been through trial and error, and substituting parts of recipes. She’s got a list of 15 foods she’s allergic to (including dairy, eggs, soy) and 16 she can eat, which makes life interesting… It’s so fantastic to find a place where I can find so many recipes that will work with minimal tweaking. I’m looking forward to trying these scones out! She cant do the currants, but I’m sure I’ll come up with a good substitution for that :-)

]]> By: Sarah http://www.foodallergymama.com/2009/08/13/dairy-and-egg-free-currant-scones/comment-page-1/#comment-5721 Sarah Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:30:41 +0000 http://www.foodallergymama.com/?p=635#comment-5721 Thanks for this recipe. I've been hungry for scones and baking, but had no milk...only left over pediatric drinks for my little ones (made from soy). It worked great in your recipe! My little ones helped me bake today and I enjoyed the results. My little ones, though not crazy about the scones, had fun baking! Thanks for the treat! Thanks for this recipe. I’ve been hungry for scones and baking, but had no milk…only left over pediatric drinks for my little ones (made from soy). It worked great in your recipe! My little ones helped me bake today and I enjoyed the results. My little ones, though not crazy about the scones, had fun baking! Thanks for the treat!

]]> By: kellyrudnicki http://www.foodallergymama.com/2009/08/13/dairy-and-egg-free-currant-scones/comment-page-1/#comment-4539 kellyrudnicki Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:53:50 +0000 http://www.foodallergymama.com/?p=635#comment-4539 Love the comment Alison! So glad the recipe adapted well for you! I can promise you that I am looking into more wheat free now...so I will post as I develop them. I am unable to test using fava and chick pea flour though, because John is allergic to legumes. Thanks so much for the update! Love the comment Alison! So glad the recipe adapted well for you! I can promise you that I am looking into more wheat free now…so I will post as I develop them. I am unable to test using fava and chick pea flour though, because John is allergic to legumes. Thanks so much for the update!

]]> By: Alison http://www.foodallergymama.com/2009/08/13/dairy-and-egg-free-currant-scones/comment-page-1/#comment-4500 Alison Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:38:36 +0000 http://www.foodallergymama.com/?p=635#comment-4500 I adapted the recipe and the blackberry scones are a big hit in our house! Thank you so very much for the encouragement! I substituted wheat flour for rice flour (1 cup), fava and chick pea flour (1/2 cup) and 1/2 cup of buckwheat flour, plus 1tsp of xanthan gum to help bind it all together. This was just all the different kinds of non-wheat flour I had, but I liked the result. The dough was very sticky, so I shaped the scones with two desert spoons instead of your method, and that seemed to work ok. Rather than currents I used a large handful of ripe blackberries cut in half. The mostly held their shape, which was nice. My sons love them -- especially my youngest, and it's a struggle to get him to eat anything at the moment. I'm going to try to adapt more of your recipes too. They all look so great! I'm a novice at wheat-free cooking, though, so any recipes you do without that flour would be much appreciated. Thanks again. Alison I adapted the recipe and the blackberry scones are a big hit in our house! Thank you so very much for the encouragement! I substituted wheat flour for rice flour (1 cup), fava and chick pea flour (1/2 cup) and 1/2 cup of buckwheat flour, plus 1tsp of xanthan gum to help bind it all together. This was just all the different kinds of non-wheat flour I had, but I liked the result. The dough was very sticky, so I shaped the scones with two desert spoons instead of your method, and that seemed to work ok. Rather than currents I used a large handful of ripe blackberries cut in half. The mostly held their shape, which was nice. My sons love them — especially my youngest, and it’s a struggle to get him to eat anything at the moment. I’m going to try to adapt more of your recipes too. They all look so great! I’m a novice at wheat-free cooking, though, so any recipes you do without that flour would be much appreciated. Thanks again. Alison

]]> By: kellyrudnicki http://www.foodallergymama.com/2009/08/13/dairy-and-egg-free-currant-scones/comment-page-1/#comment-4487 kellyrudnicki Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:31 +0000 http://www.foodallergymama.com/?p=635#comment-4487 Thanks for writing Alison! I think you need to play around with a combination of flours, but using White Rice Flour, Tapicoca Flour, Sorghum Flour and Potato Starch Flour would work well. But they all react slightly differently so you'll need to play around with the recipe a little. I think the blackberries would be a delicious addition! Just be super careful in mixing it into the dough....blackberries are super delicate and can "bleed" into the dough. Not itself a bad thing...but the berries won't hold their whole berry texture. Give a shot and let me know!! Thanks for writing Alison! I think you need to play around with a combination of flours, but using White Rice Flour, Tapicoca Flour, Sorghum Flour and Potato Starch Flour would work well. But they all react slightly differently so you’ll need to play around with the recipe a little. I think the blackberries would be a delicious addition! Just be super careful in mixing it into the dough….blackberries are super delicate and can “bleed” into the dough. Not itself a bad thing…but the berries won’t hold their whole berry texture. Give a shot and let me know!!

]]> By: Alison http://www.foodallergymama.com/2009/08/13/dairy-and-egg-free-currant-scones/comment-page-1/#comment-4469 Alison Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:49:32 +0000 http://www.foodallergymama.com/?p=635#comment-4469 This recipe sounds soo tempting! I'd like to make the scones for my son, but he's allergic to wheat. What flour(s) do you recommend I substitute? And I'd like to add blackberries -- his favourite berries. Would that work out ok, do you think? This recipe sounds soo tempting! I’d like to make the scones for my son, but he’s allergic to wheat. What flour(s) do you recommend I substitute? And I’d like to add blackberries — his favourite berries. Would that work out ok, do you think?

]]> By: kellyrudnicki http://www.foodallergymama.com/2009/08/13/dairy-and-egg-free-currant-scones/comment-page-1/#comment-4350 kellyrudnicki Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:32:44 +0000 http://www.foodallergymama.com/?p=635#comment-4350 Thanks SO MUCH Canada Mom!!! Your email was so sweet and I LOVED hearing how much your husband and daughter loved the pumpkin bread! Bringing our families together, with or without food allergies, is what its all about. Thanks so much for your comment! It meant the world to me! Thanks SO MUCH Canada Mom!!! Your email was so sweet and I LOVED hearing how much your husband and daughter loved the pumpkin bread! Bringing our families together, with or without food allergies, is what its all about. Thanks so much for your comment! It meant the world to me!

]]> By: Canadian Mom http://www.foodallergymama.com/2009/08/13/dairy-and-egg-free-currant-scones/comment-page-1/#comment-4329 Canadian Mom Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:46:26 +0000 http://www.foodallergymama.com/?p=635#comment-4329 Kelly.. I just wanted to let you know that you are a life saver, as I have tried so many recipes from various allergy cookbooks and they always come out inedible at best, despite the fact that I am a half decent baker. I have tried several of your recipes and they are fantastic. They even come out better than those with milk and eggs. So far, ALL of the recipes I tried from your web site have passed the test with flying colours. My two year old suffers from extremely severe allergies to milk, eggs, and peanuts, and she fell in love with your pumpkin bread. Even my husband, who hates banana muffins, and loathes pumpkin bread, could not stop himself from eating the ones I made following your recipes. In fact, between my husband and daughter, the pumpkin bread did not last 24 hours in our household. I did not even get to take a bite! Our extended family loved your recipes as well. None of them could tell that the muffins or cakes are milk free and egg free. I am eager to try these scones too. They look delicious, and so do all of your other recipes. There is no doubt, I will definitely be buying your book when it comes out in Canada. Sincerely, One extremely grateful allergy mom in Canada Kelly..

I just wanted to let you know that you are a life saver, as I have tried so many recipes from various allergy cookbooks and they always come out inedible at best, despite the fact that I am a half decent baker. I have tried several of your recipes and they are fantastic. They even come out better than those with milk and eggs. So far, ALL of the recipes I tried from your web site have passed the test with flying colours. My two year old suffers from extremely severe allergies to milk, eggs, and peanuts, and she fell in love with your pumpkin bread. Even my husband, who hates banana muffins, and loathes pumpkin bread, could not stop himself from eating the ones I made following your recipes. In fact, between my husband and daughter, the pumpkin bread did not last 24 hours in our household. I did not even get to take a bite! Our extended family loved your recipes as well. None of them could tell that the muffins or cakes are milk free and egg free.

I am eager to try these scones too. They look delicious, and so do all of your other recipes. There is no doubt, I will definitely be buying your book when it comes out in Canada.

Sincerely,
One extremely grateful allergy mom in Canada

]]> By: kellyrudnicki http://www.foodallergymama.com/2009/08/13/dairy-and-egg-free-currant-scones/comment-page-1/#comment-4314 kellyrudnicki Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:33:09 +0000 http://www.foodallergymama.com/?p=635#comment-4314 That sounds perfect Liz. I am excited for you to try it too! In my book I have another scone recipe, cranberry orange that is super delicious as well! That sounds perfect Liz. I am excited for you to try it too! In my book I have another scone recipe, cranberry orange that is super delicious as well!

]]> By: kellyrudnicki http://www.foodallergymama.com/2009/08/13/dairy-and-egg-free-currant-scones/comment-page-1/#comment-4312 kellyrudnicki Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:32:08 +0000 http://www.foodallergymama.com/?p=635#comment-4312 Agave nectar is a fabulous substitution and i've started using more flax seed around here too...sprinkle it on everything it seems. But Colette I would totally say you ARE organized, way more than I will ever be! Agave nectar is a fabulous substitution and i’ve started using more flax seed around here too…sprinkle it on everything it seems. But Colette I would totally say you ARE organized, way more than I will ever be!

]]> By: Liz http://www.foodallergymama.com/2009/08/13/dairy-and-egg-free-currant-scones/comment-page-1/#comment-4309 Liz Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:04:13 +0000 http://www.foodallergymama.com/?p=635#comment-4309 I am so excited about this recipe. Thanks to my Mom I have learned the pleasure of an excellent cup of tea. I drink tea in the afternoon so I think this recipe will fit perfectly into one of my favorite times of day when both of my toddlers are napping and the water is boiling in my teapot. Thank you. I am so excited about this recipe. Thanks to my Mom I have learned the pleasure of an excellent cup of tea. I drink tea in the afternoon so I think this recipe will fit perfectly into one of my favorite times of day when both of my toddlers are napping and the water is boiling in my teapot. Thank you.

]]> By: coletted http://www.foodallergymama.com/2009/08/13/dairy-and-egg-free-currant-scones/comment-page-1/#comment-4303 coletted Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:31:28 +0000 http://www.foodallergymama.com/?p=635#comment-4303 I've been wanting to try scones. I think I need more hours in my day, that, or I need to be ultra organized so I don't get side tracked and have time to cook/bake what I need. I've been considering taking refined sugar out and replacing it with either maple syrup (grade b or higher) or agave nector. We saw the cardiologist this week that gave us a thumbs up for our efforts but clearly there is more we can do, which is a bit exhausting, at best. Flax seed will be a part of our daily life of late, that is for certain (although I haven't bought any yet and I'm not sure what that says of me, since it's been 2 full days since the cardiologist told me to get it). The stress of being the mom is sometimes a bit overwhelming, wouldn't you say? I’ve been wanting to try scones. I think I need more hours in my day, that, or I need to be ultra organized so I don’t get side tracked and have time to cook/bake what I need. I’ve been considering taking refined sugar out and replacing it with either maple syrup (grade b or higher) or agave nector. We saw the cardiologist this week that gave us a thumbs up for our efforts but clearly there is more we can do, which is a bit exhausting, at best. Flax seed will be a part of our daily life of late, that is for certain (although I haven’t bought any yet and I’m not sure what that says of me, since it’s been 2 full days since the cardiologist told me to get it). The stress of being the mom is sometimes a bit overwhelming, wouldn’t you say?

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