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By: alea

alea — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:33:41 +0000

hi there sunflower!
you can use non-dairy milk (rice, almond , hemp cashew etc…), or you can use water mixed with a little bit (1tbsp) of honey- that will work well :)
Happy baking!
alea

By: SunFlower

SunFlower — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:30:44 +0000

I have many allergies and am looking for new recipes all the time, I found this recipe and is sounds so wonderful, I use all the ingredients in my other baking, and have them on hand. But I do not have the apple juice, is there a replacement I could use, or could I boil some apples up and then puree them ?

By: alea

alea — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:57:53 +0000

Hi there Sophie- you’re an O-town girl too? thats terrific! :D If you ever want to come visit me at the Main Farmers Market i’ll save you a treat! ;)
OK, so agar powder- you can blend the strands in a coffee gridner, hwoever, I foudn the powder is really fine when you buy it already ground, so it might make a smoother result. Kowloon market on Somerset has packs of it for 1.59, and i saw another asian grocer selling packs for 1.39 (the packs are about 3 tbsp). Hope that helps!! so great to meet you :D

By: Sophie

Sophie — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:39:18 +0000

So exciting to find a blogger who lives close to me!
Agar powder…can I process agar flakes to make that? Or is it better to buy agar powder?

Thank you :)

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By: alea

alea — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:46:53 +0000

Hiya Ricki!

They’re pretty yummy :) As for xanthan gum- I’e decided to cut it out of all of my baking. Its made from the mold that causes blackrot on vegetables. (http://onibasu.com/archives/nn/82280.html) . Since I have a mold sensitivity, the stuff makes me dizzy and pretty sick. I also found some information linking it to excitotoxicity of the neurons, and it being linked to MSG ( see last page) http://www.sota.com/files/pdf/life_excitotoxins.pdf , may be grown on wheat or corn or soy or cause allergic reactions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthan_gum, http://www.celiac.com/articles/21710/1/Could-Xanthan-Gum-Sensitivity-be-Complicating-your-Celiac-Disease-Recovery/Page1.html.

Overall, the stuff kinda worries me. I promised myself only to eat real food, and it seems xanthan gum has a bad effect on my gut. Apparently even Gluten Free Girl is cutting it out as well- I read the comments on her page and was surprised by the number of people who said they couldn’t digest it either- http://glutenfreegirl.com/gluten-free-whole-grain-muffins/

So, no xanthan for me :)