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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 14 2011, 12:53 PM (148 Views) | |
| Jane D'Oh | Dec 14 2011, 12:53 PM Post #1 |
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I need a butter alternative for cookie dough. Has anyone used anything successfully? I'll google it if not. Was just looking for experiences. |
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| sue | Dec 14 2011, 01:14 PM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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mixture of peanut butter and any oil; works just fine for oatmealy type cookies. How about just good ol' shortening? I've had some wonderful Spanish cookies made with olive oil. Fabulous flavour, very thin crispy cookie. I've not made these myself though. |
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| RosemaryTwo | Dec 14 2011, 01:17 PM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Have you looked at the Earth Balance products? They may be made with canola oil. |
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| Dan | Dec 14 2011, 01:59 PM Post #4 |
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Senior Carp
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My daughter is lactose intolerant, and we use the Earth Balance products. They seem to work fine for all uses. Not sure if they have soy though. |
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| Jane D'Oh | Dec 14 2011, 03:01 PM Post #5 |
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Oops. Milk-free, soy-free and peanut-free... I overlooked the peanut thing because it seems pretty much automatic that one child out of a classroom will complain of peanut allergies. I'll look up olive oil though, that seems like a very interesting cookie and I can see using that in the future. My problem right now is that I have a specific recipe that I want to use, I just am going to have to replace the butter in it with something. |
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| Optimistic | Dec 14 2011, 03:37 PM Post #6 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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What is it with kids and food allergies in the US? Is it something in our water? |
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| musicasacra | Dec 14 2011, 04:52 PM Post #7 |
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Wow, soy free too. I looked up Earth Balance and it has soy. Maybe this helps? http://foodallergies.about.com/od/dairy/tp/buttersubs.htm I swear I would make two types of cookies to cover the allergies instead of trying one to please them all. |
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| Jane D'Oh | Dec 14 2011, 08:49 PM Post #8 |
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Yeah, that would be nice. But if it has dairy, soy, raw eggs, shellfish or peanuts in it, it is not allowed into the room. The kid with allergies is 8 years old for pitys sakes, and it's not a contact allergy. She is more than old enough to not put stuff into her mouth by accident. Grrrr. Our daughter has been taking in carrots for daily snack time for the past couple of weeks. There are very few 'snack' foods that meet the criteria. I hate that the options are so limited - at 2 it makes sense to have a complete classroom ban, but I think it is silly by this point. Apparently most kids take those gummy fruit snacks - a whole days worth of vitamin C - must be good for you. Its candy. Apparently, the teacher was telling me during parent conferences, there is a kid (not at our school thank goodness) who has now been diagnosed as being allergic to the cold. I wonder what accomodations she has to have in the classroom. Snuggies all around perhaps? /rantmode off |
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| jon-nyc | Dec 15 2011, 02:37 AM Post #9 |
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Cheers
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That's insane. |
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| apple | Dec 15 2011, 04:09 AM Post #10 |
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it is insane.. the should all be clustered together in a school for the allergic. |
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| Jane D'Oh | Dec 15 2011, 05:21 AM Post #11 |
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Hah Apple! I definitely wouldn't go that far. My objection is that short of contact allergies, by the time a child is 8 he/she should be able to deal with other kids eating regular snacks. By middle school there are no rules about peanuts in the classroom unless it's is very severe, the child just knows not to each other people's snacks. I think this could be applied at a younger age. |
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