Allergy-Free Desserts : Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, Soy-Free, and Nut-Free Delights

by Gordon, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9780470448465
• ISBN10: 0470448466
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-15
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Safe ways to sweeten the day for people with food allergiesSome twelve million Americans suffer serious allergic reactions to nuts, dairy, glutens, and other common foods typically found in desserts. Finally, here's a collection of delicious dessert recipes offering a safe option for allergy sufferers who don't want to give up their favorite treats. Even though these recipes are completely free of gluten, dairy, nuts, soy, and eggs, you'll hardly notice the difference.Allergy-Free Desserts includes hypoallergenic recipes for all of your favorite baked treats-cakes, cupcakes, pies, quick breads, cookies, and dessert bars. Written by Elizabeth Gordon, herself allergic to eggs and wheat, this indispensable cookbook will finally let you enjoy desserts safely again. Featuring 82 recipes and 44 full-color photos Recipes that taste just like the real thing-but without the gluten, dairy, nuts, soy, or eggs The perfect dessert cookbook for the millions of people who suffer from food allergies or Celiac DiseaseAllergies shouldn't hold you back. Allergy-Free Desserts finally lets you indulge your sweet tooth.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Gordon is the founder and owner of Betsy & Claude Baking Company, a mail-order gluten-, dairy-, egg-, soy-, and nut-free bakery. She trained in cake decorating under Toba Garrett at the Institute for Culinary Education. For more information, visit Elizabeth's Web site: www.betsyandclaude.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

Preface.

Introduction.

Some very smart cookies.

Bite off more than you can chew bars.

Lickety-split quick breads.

You can have your cake and eat it too.

Easy as pie.

Extraordinary extras.

Index.