Orange Walnut Bread

[jukie]

So I finally got brave enough to entertain some friends at my home last week. After much agonizing over what to prepare, here

[kolka]

Thanks for posting this because I've got a very important question regarding ghee. We went gluten-free/CF a few months ago for my dd. With the help of the people on this board, I've been collecting and preparing lots of good gluten-free foods.

Question: I read in an autism book that the child must avoid all dairy EXCEPT BUTTER. I asked the nutritionist, she said that she didn't see how butter couldn't have casein. I agreed as butter is simply cream which is churned. Well, I just read in another autism book that the child can have ghee, which to me is clarified butter. Is this really true? I'd love not to have to prepare foods with margarine because it just isn't healthy:

Hydrogenated fats like margarine are non-foods with toxic effects and should be avoided at any cost.by Dane A. Roubos, D.C.

[ArtGirl]

Thanks, Jukie, for this recipe - I'm going to give it a try very soon.

I, too, am egg and casein-free, which makes bread/cake recipes difficult to make.

Kolka - Ghee is clarified butter - it has had the proten, casein, separated out of it and is safe for the casein-intolerant. I have been using it lately and have had no problem. My husband, who has an allergy reaction within 20 minues of eating butter or whey does not react at all to ghee.

If you were reluctant to use ghee, coconut oil might be a good substitute. Coconut oil and ghee are natural products and neither are processed/manufactured like margarine.

[jukie]

Well, I'm no expert, but am VERY sensitive to casein and definitely cannot eat butter. I even react to the smallest trace of cross contamination. The process of clarifying the butter *presumably* removes all the casein, but even that left me a little leary because how could you possibly be sure that all the protein is removed? Then I found Purity Farm's ghee in the store which claims to be:

Salt Free * Lactose and Casein Free * No Transfatty Acids * Kosher * No GMO's (No Genetically Modified Organisms)

So I finally bought a jar...and it sat there, and sat there, and sat there in my pantry cause I wasn't quite sure if it was really okay, and even then, how would I actually use it? Then one day I had a movie date with a friend and really, really wanted some buttered popcorn. I finally decided to give it a try and popped the kernels in melted ghee...and voila, BUTTERED POPCORN! And then I waited, and waited, and waited some more...but no reaction. HOORAY!!! Now I use it for cooking and baking (and of course, popcorn ) and haven't had any problems.

BTW, I also use Smart Squeeze (though not often) to "butter" potatoes and veggies, etc. It's fat free, trans fat free, lactose and casein free, and approved by the American Heart Association. Definitely works well to put "on" stuff, but not useful for cooking and baking.

Hope that helps!

[ArtGirl]

So I finally bought a jar...and it sat there, and sat there, and sat there in my pantry cause I wasn't quite sure if it was really okay, and even then, how would I actually use it?

Same here. It sat in my 'fridge for over a month. I used it very sparingly the first time and my husband had no reaction. Then last week I fixed some baked fish with the ghee (Purity Farms) and he still had no reaction. So now I'm feeling like it is quite safe (my symptoms to dairy are rather vague, so my husband is the guinea pig).

[ArtGirl]

Jukie - I made the ORANGE WALNUT BREAD tonight - and it was a success for me, too. Husband really liked it and I did too (I'm much more picky - can't stand baked goods that are gritty or gummy). And I made it the way you did with all the substitutes.

Thank again for a delicious nut bread.

[new to LI]

if you are allergic to bananas are you also allergic to latex?

i only ask because i am allergic to latex and was told not to eat bananas.

[jukie]

Jukie - I made the ORANGE WALNUT BREAD tonight - and it was a success for me, too. Husband really liked it and I did too (I'm much more picky - can't stand baked goods that are gritty or gummy). And I made it the way you did with all the substitutes.

WOW...can't believe you made it already!

I'm really lucky in that my hubby and 5 year old are very good (i.e., not picky) eaters...but I'm like you and am put off if the texture/taste is not right. I definitely liked it, but the true test for me was serving it to non-gluten-free guests.

Anyway, I'm sooo glad you liked it! I've gotten so much from this forum that it's nice to finally give a little back

[jukie]

if you are allergic to bananas are you also allergic to latex?

i only ask because i am allergic to latex and was told not to eat bananas.

No, I'm not allergic to latex and not familiar with the banana connection, but now I'm intrigued. My reaction to bananas happens immediately and is INTENSE. It was the weirdest thing to suddenly react so violently to something I'd eaten without a problem my whole life. In some ways, it's kinda like the reaction we have to gluten after going gluten free. Maybe I'm banana intolerant!? Whatever the case, I still can't eat bananas six years later

[georgie]

Bananas are ripened with a chemical - aren't they ? Perhaps its that ?

Thanks for the recipe. Will definately try this one!

[ArtGirl]

I have heard that people who are allergic to bananas can react to laytex and also quiwi fruit. Something about the chemical composition being similar.

[Felidae]

Bananas are ripened with a chemical - aren't they ? Perhaps its that ?

I haven't seen this and I ate fresh bananas in Ecuador. But you never know.

[Felidae]

I have heard that people who are allergic to bananas can react to laytex and also quiwi fruit. Something about the chemical composition being similar.

The proteins in natural rubber latex and bananas are very similar.