Banana / Pear Muffins

I thought I would start posting some yummy recipes that are dairy, soy, egg, nut free and low salicylate

Banana / Pear Muffin
Makes 9 texas muffins

1 ½ cups Self Raising Flour
½ cup rice bubbles or ½ cup quick oats
1 tsp baking powder
¼ cup castor sugar
1 mashed banana
1 mashed canned pear (pears in syrup)
1 cup rice milk
30ml white vinegar

1) Mix dry ingredients.
2) In a separate bowl / glass jug mix wet ingredients
3) Fold wet ingredients into dry and mix until batter is combined.
4) Spoon mixture into cupcake tins
5) Bake on 175 degrees for about 35 mins or until golden brown
6) Cool for 5 minutes in tin then turn out onto wire rack.

** You can use whatever fruit you like in these – it’s just a basic recipe. Works well with two mashed pears**

Birthday preparations for Little B

Last year, the aim of Little B’s birthday was to show our guests the variety of party foods that you could make and have that were allergy free. I used the opportunity to show case some really yummy foods (sushi, chocolate crinkle cookies, home made sausage rolls and party pies, chicken nuggets etc).

And I’m hoping to do something similar this year. Though this year’s food is aimed at the 3 year olds not the parents. So I’m looking at simpler, easy hand held food like pikelets, faux gingerbread cookies, but will again bring out the sausage rolls. And who can forget the party cake – a dinosaur one that will be dairy, soy, egg and nut free and low in salicylates.

We've already done a trial run of the birthday cake and it was delicious. And didnt last very long - Mr B particularly like it (and we use him as our daily critic).

But it never ceases to amaze me, that children take and embrace simple wholesome food so easily. A pikelet is just as warmly embraced as a chocolate (not that you’ll see any of that in our house unfortunately LOL).

Ice cream, we all scream for ice cream

I’ve found a less intensive way to whip up some ice cream for Little B. A décor Frosty Mug. I just put in the rice milk, stir for 2 minutes, wait for 2 minutes and bam, we have instant icecream.

This has been the most fabulous addition to my kitchen. It satisfies Little B as he has become quite keen on the concept of ice cream from books and watching other kids. And for me its something easy to do and make for him when its hot or as a treat.

Little B has never had real ice cream, so to him it’s the real deal. Plus he loves rice milk, so it’s a win-win situation for everyone ☺

Rice Milk Ice cream Recipes

** I’ve made both these recipes back when I was following an elimination diet, Little B has never had the egg one obviously but has tried the oil based one **

1. Dairy, soy, nut free version

100g caster sugar
1 tsp cornflour
4 egg yolks
2 cups rice milk

Add 1stp vanilla essence for vanilla ice cream
OR
Add 1/3rd cup cocoa for choc icecream

- Combine caster sugar, egg yolks, cornflour, beat until mixture becomes very very light yellow.
- Bring rice milk to boil on stove top. Mix together.
- Put back into saucepan and stir continuously until slightly thicker.
- Cool in fridge for 7 hours. Put in icecream maker as per instructions.
- and walla you have ice cream.

2. Dairy, soy, egg and nut free version

Exactly the same as above but instead of egg yolk, you add 1tbsp rice bran oil.

I used the 2nd recipe for ice cream Christmas puddings last year and everyone loved them.