Dahmna’s thread about accomodating vegan dinner guests brought up a question I have. Anyone know recipes for cookies or cakes with no dairy products in them? I have a friend who’s lactose-intolerant. I love to bake, but she can never have any of my creations, which makes me feel like a crumb.
Take a look at this site. They say replacing all the dairy is easy. Use soy or rice milk, and margarine instead of butter.
http://www.teleport.com/~noelvn/vegan/vegan_baking.html
I found a lot of sites by entering “vegan baking” into google. I also tried “milkless baking” but seemed to get many repeats of the same cake recipe.
You can also try ice “cream” made of rice (available at health food stores) for ala mode.
Lovely, lovely milk-free (and egg-free) chocolate cake recipe:
3 C flour
2 C sugar
6 T cocoa powder
2 t salt
2 t baking soda
2 C water
3/4 C cooking oil
1 t vanilla extract
1 T white vinegar
Mix it all together with a wooden spoon until just combined. Pour into a greased and floured 9x13 inch baking pan, and bake at 350F for about 25-30 minutes.
This cake tastes just fine without frosting, but milk-free frosting isn’t hard to make. I once made buttercream frosting, substituting shortening for the butter (milk-free margarine also works) and lemonade for the milk. Confectioner’s sugar icing made with lemonade, juice, soy/rice milk or even water is also good; you can add cocoa if you want chocolate icing.
Just to clarify the abbreviations: C is cup, T is tablespoon, t is teaspoon.
Thank you! I just felt so awkward. I have a rep for being an excellent baker, but my skills should extend to non-traditional recipes. Off to Trader Joe’s for the soy milk!
Rilchiam, in my area at least you can get Lactaid 100 milk in 1%, 2% etc. This is milk to which the enzyme lactase has been added, thus converting the lactose in the milk to a form of glucose.
I’m severely lactose-intolerant and I can drink this milk pretty much with impunity. I haven’t tried baking with it very much, but you might want to experiment with it. it’s more expensive than regular milk, (big surprise), but not prohibitively so. About $1.50/qt. IIRC.
There are also dairy free cookbooks available. I searched on dairy free cookbook at Amazon and got several hits.
BTW, be careful to read the ingredients list on your margarine package. Some margarines containe milk or lactose. Other terms for lactose are whey and milk sugar.
Has your friend found out about some of the lactase tablets available? I use Lactaid, which is lactase enzyme in a pill form. It really works.
Hope this helps some.
flodnak, I’m printing that recipe. Thanks!
Hi lesa! Nice to see you again. I bookmarked that site. Good one, thanks.
Duh! Lactaid 100! Why didn’t I think of that? And thanks for the warning on the margarine.