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Old 02-03-2016, 20:39
Sebastian1992
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So it seems to be a tradition that on one of the children's birthdays, sweets or chocolates are taken into the school.

However, in the class, there is a severe nut allergy, three dairy allergies and several vegetarians.

Most of the sweets tend to have gelatin so are a no-go for the vegetarians. Chocolate is made with milk, and often cannot guarantee no traces of nuts, so the food intolerance people can't have that.

Stuck for ideas, I asked the teacher, who suggested getting sweets for the kids that can have them, and she told me where I can get some vegetarian friendly ones...which is great. However, she has said that I'd also need to provide three boxes of raisins for the kids that can have chocolate/sweets and I feel kind of bad because to me, I want everyone to be included.

As a compromise I'm considering attempting a dairy free version of one of cakes. I have always ensured when baking things for the school that they are nut free, and my bakes are always vegetarian friendly.

However, I have never baked dairy free before, and it's a worry.

Given that the dairy-free people have a problem with raw egg, as long as it's baked through properly, would it still be okay to use eggs?

This is probably a really stupid question, but I'm stressed trying to organise everything.

Life seemed so much easier when I was little. I have a slight lactose intolerance myself. I just used to get given the same food/sweets as everyone else, and if there was too much lactose I generally vomitted and no-one was up in arms about it!
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Old 03-03-2016, 09:28
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For crying out loud! I feel your pain. I don't have kids, but if I did I know this kind of thing would seriously irritate me. And raisins? Gosh, what a treat.

Anyway, yes, eggs in a cake are absolutely fine for those who are lactose intolerant. I assume you're going for a recipe that uses oil rather than butter? I've made a few of those and they always turn out nice and moist, so I'm sure you'll be fine. The only people who wouldn't be able to have it are vegans, and there aren't many parents cruel enough to insist on a vegan diet for their children, surely. If so, the poor little mites will just have to have a handful of raisins.

Good luck with the baking!
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Old 03-03-2016, 10:02
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Use baking margarine (if you can still get it) it should be dairy free and bakes better than oil. Use baking margarine 1:1.

You cannot substitute vegetable oil for butter, as butter contains nearly 20% water, so you will overdose the recipe with fat if you switch 1:1.

To convert a recipe from butter to veg oil you need to multiply the butter addition by 0.8, then add the rest of the weight (the 0.2) as water.
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Old 03-03-2016, 10:16
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For crying out loud! I feel your pain. I don't have kids, but if I did I know this kind of thing would seriously irritate me. And raisins? Gosh, what a treat.

Anyway, yes, eggs in a cake are absolutely fine for those who are lactose intolerant. I assume you're going for a recipe that uses oil rather than butter? I've made a few of those and they always turn out nice and moist, so I'm sure you'll be fine. The only people who wouldn't be able to have it are vegans, and there aren't many parents cruel enough to insist on a vegan diet for their children, surely. If so, the poor little mites will just have to have a handful of raisins.

Good luck with the baking!
They haven't mentioned vegans, but I didn't even think of that! I'm sure they'd have said if there were vegans though..

Yeah it's an oil based recipe.

Use baking margarine (if you can still get it) it should be dairy free and bakes better than oil. Use baking margarine 1:1.

You cannot substitute vegetable oil for butter, as butter contains nearly 20% water, so you will overdose the recipe with fat if you switch 1:1.

To convert a recipe from butter to veg oil you need to multiply the butter addition by 0.8, then add the rest of the weight (the 0.2) as water.
Cheers, I'd never have known this in a million years.
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