Homemade Dairy, Wheat and Gluten Free Bread

I've always had a bit of a love, hate relationship with baking dairy, wheat and gluten free bread, as some turn out better than others. This time I decided to bake some bread using Doves Farm Brown Bread Flour. In the past I have baked dairy, wheat and gluten free bread in a bread maker, but I found that the bread comes out a lot better baking in the oven. The recipe is really easy to follow, here is what I used:

450g Doves Farm Brown Bread Flour

1/2tsp Salt

2tsp Guten free yeast

2tbsp Sugar

350ml Warm dairy free milk

2 Eggs

6tbsp Oil (I used coconut oil.)

Firstly I Mixed together the flour, salt, yeast and sugar. In a large bowl I mixed in the milk and eggs. Next I added the flour and mixed it to form a sticky dough. I then added the coconut oil. Next I placed the dough in an oiled bread tin using coconut oil, covered and left to rise in a warm place for 1 about an hour. Finally I popped the bread mixture in a pre-heated oven for 40/45 minutes on 220ºC/Fan200ºC/425ºF/Gas 7. 

I'm really happy with how the bread turned out and it tasted delicious. Doves Farm also do a white bread mix, so I'm definitely going to try that. 

Please let me know in the comment section if you have tried Doves Farm Flour.

Homemade Dairy, Wheat and Gluten Free Jam Tarts

Udi's Pastry Mix is very easy to use and you can use it in so many different recipes. I decided to make these delicious jam tarts using Udi's Pastry Mix. They really are very yummy. I was so excited when I found out that Udi's do a pastry mix, as it is something I have been on the hunt for, for a long time. I love how this is an all purpose pastry mix, so you can use it in so many different pastry recipes. 

The pastry mix contains - 

• Brown Rice Flour, 
• Potato Starch, 
• Tapioca Starch, 
• Sugar, Salt, 
• Thickener (Xanthan Gum)

The pastry mix by Udi's is dairy, wheat and gluten free and here is how I made these delicious jam tarts: 

I decided to only use half the packet of pastry mix so I would have plenty left over for other recipes. I then added 1 egg to the mix, about half a cup of butter and a little water. Next I mixed everything together then put it in to the fridge for about 25 minutes to cool. I then got a cup and used it to make circle shapes for the jam tarts, after doing this I then popped them on to a baking tray and put some homemade jam in to the middle of each one. I left them in the oven for about 25 minutes. 

I love how quick and easy it is to use the pastry mix and I am very happy with the outcome of these. I definitely plan on making more of these jam tarts. The mixture made 9, but I did make mine quite thick, so the mixture could have made more. I decided to use the mixture to make jam tarts because I do have a bit of a sweet tooth and these are great to have as a snack or even put in your lunch box. I am really looking forward to using the rest of the pastry mix in another recipe.

You can buy Udi's Pastry Mix from Tesco. You can also view the full range over at Udi's website. 

Check out my previous posts using Udi's Sponge Cake Mix and Udi's chocolate Brownie Mix.  

Miffy Cookies | Dairy, Wheat and Gluten Free

How cute are these little Miffy cookies!

I am always on the hunt for new recipes to try, so when I saw this recipe by milkbubbletea I just had to try it. As I am unable to have Dairy, Wheat and Gluten I had to change the recipe a bit. I used Doves Farm gluten and wheat free flour. I also used dairy free butter. I love the texture of these and they really do taste so good.

Here is what I used:

• 225g of Dairy Free Butter
• 225g of white sugar
• 1 egg
• 375g of plain gluten and wheat free flour
• Miffy Shaped cutters from eBay

Firstly I mixed all of the ingredients together until it formed a dough, I then rolled out the dough and used the Miffy shaped cutters. I popped the cookies in the oven on gas mark 5 for about 20 minutes (until the edges start to go golden.) 

Udi's Sponge Cake Mix

This sponge cake mix is very easy to use and all you need to add in with the mix is -

1/2 cup of dairy free spread,

2 eggs,

1 teaspoon of vanilla flavouring,

1/2 cup of water of you can use soya milk etc. (I used water)

I decided to leave the cake plain as that is how I love to eat cake. It tasted delicious and was very light and fluffy. (I used a petal shape sponge mould if you are wondering about the shape of my cake!) It literally melted in my mouth. It tells you on the back of the box how to make the sponge cake but you can basically make it how you want to and even add different ingredients. 

To find out more about Udi's you can head over to their website. 

Check out these delicious brownies I made using the Udi's Chocolate Chip Brownie Mix.

Udi's Chocolate Chip Brownie Mix

I was so excited when I received this box of chocolate chip brownie mix from Udi's. I have a massive weak spot for chocolate brownies! What makes this one even better is that it is gluten, what and milk free. I followed the instructions on the back of the box to make these delicious brownies. I added the bag of brownie mix in a bowl with 2 eggs and 1/3 cup of melted dairy free butter. I then mixed it all together and popped in a baking tray which i greased with coconut oil and put in the oven for about 25 minutes. These brownies are very quick and easy to make.

The texture of these brownies is perfect, the centre is lovely and soft and the taste of them is just so delicious. As the box says "Rich and Delicious." I can't wait to bake some more of these.

They have so many more yummy products that they do. Check out my other post on Udi's products http://clemloves.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/udis.html  

Coming soon - Blog post on Udi's Pastry Mix and Udi's Sponge Cake Mix.

Why not try these delicious Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Squares 

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Squares | Dairy, Wheat and Gluten Free

I am obsessed with peanut butter, I can't get enough of the stuff!

These peanut butter and chocolate chip squares are dairy, wheat and gluten free. They are super easy to make and taste delicious.

To make these I used:

200g of dairy free margarine,

200g of sugar,

200g of gluten and wheat free flour,

2 eggs,

100g of peanut butter.

1 pack of dairy free chocolate chips.

I just mixed all of the ingredients together and then popped on to a greased baking tray. I greased the tray with some coconut oil. I then popped the tray in to the oven for about 15-20 mins until golden. Once cooked I then cut them in to squares and left to cool.

Why not try this delicious Spaghetti Bolognese 

Spaghetti Bolognese | Dairy, Wheat and Gluten Free

This spaghetti bolognese is quick and easy to make and tastes so good.

Here is what I used:

Turkey Mince (From Morrisons.)

Coconut Oil.

Tin of chopped tomatoes.

Mushrooms.

Dairy, wheat and gluten free spaghetti.

First I heated up some coconut oil in a pan. I am obsessed with coconut oil and it really does make  food taste good. I always use it when cooking. After the oil has heated I added the turkey mince to the pan. After the mince has part cooked I added the tin of chopped tomatoes and also added the mushrooms. I like to add some salt and herbs as this adds lots of flavour. When the bolognese has almost finished cooking, usually I cook it for about 45 minutes, I then pop the spaghetti in a pan with boiling water. When the pasta is cooked after about 10 minutes thats when I take everything off the heat.

It tastes so delicious. 

Turkey Lasagne | Dairy, Wheat and Gluten Free

This lasagne tasted so good that I'm making another one for my tea tonight! I love that there are still so many different types of meals I can make even though I can't have dairy, wheat and gluten. 

For this lasagne I used -

• Turkey Mince (I got mine from Morrisons)
• Dairy, wheat and gluten free Lasagne sheets (The ones I used was from Sainsburys)
• Tomatoes
• Mushrooms
• Dairy, wheat and gluten free cheese (I used Violife Original sliced cheese)

Firstly I popped the turkey mince in a saucepan for about 10 minutes to part cook it, I also added in the tomatoes and mushrooms. I had to improvise when making this as I usually I like to use tinned chopped tomatoes, but I couldn't find any. So For the lasagne in the photos above I found some cherry tomatoes in the fridge and chopped them up and mashed them a little with a fork and then added some water. I added some salt and herbs and mixed in with the mince to add some flavour. After doing this I grabbed the dish that I was going to be cooking the lasagne in and placed one of the lasagne sheets at the bottom of the dish. I did have to break the lasagne sheets up first so they fitted in, due to the shape of he dish I was using. I then added some of the mince and veg on top of the lasagne sheet and placed another sheet on top of the mince. After this I placed one slice of the Violife cheese on top and then added the next layer of mince. I finished off by placing another lasagne sheet on top and some more of the cheese and then using a little of the juice left over from the tomatoes, I poured on top, this helps the lasagne sheet on top stay moist and not go all crunchy. I popped the lasagne in the oven for about 30 minutes, but checked after 20 minuted to make sure it was ok. I added some spinach on the side to eat with the lasagne, as I'm a huge fan of spinach. 

If turkey mince isn't for you or you don't eat meat, alternatively you can make a vegetable lasagne, which I have done before and tastes so yummy. Or if you eat beef then you can beff mince. I only eat chicken, turkey and fish as beef, lamb and pork is too rich for me with my ibs. I also make sure that all my food doesn't have onions, onion powder and garlic in, as they don't agree with me. 

Please let me know in the comment section below if you have any tasty dairy, wheat and gluten free recipes. 

Stuffed Peppers With Cous Cous | Dairy, Wheat and Gluten Free

As you may know by now i am a huge lover of food. With my previous food posts I am always on the hunt for new ideas being dairy, wheat and gluten free.  I love experimenting and finding new foods to try. 

Above is stuffed peppers with cous cous. Everything here is dairy, what and gluten free. I got the cous cous from Tesco in their free from range. I do find it a lot better though if you season the cous cous with some salt and herbs as this really brings out the flavours. It is completely up to you what you want to put with the cous cous. In the photo above I used a yellow pepper and cut in half and popped in the oven. I then chopped up some cherry tomatoes and mushrooms and added to the pan of cous cous once it had soaked up the water. I usually keep my peppers in the oven till they go a little soft. This doesn't take long at all to make and is very yummy and filling. On the side I added some spinach and some dairy, wheat and gluten free cheese, cut into small pieces. 

Homemade Guacamole | Dairy, Wheat and Gluten Free

I recently decided to make my own Guacamole and was so pleased with the outcome. It tastes delicious and is very quick and easy to make. 

Ingredients - 

Avocados,

Cherry Tomatoes,

Coriander,

You can also add peppers and  lime/ lemon juice to the guacamole. 

Told you its easy to make!

First of all I mashed the avocados up in a bowl, you can use however many you like depending on how much guacamole you want to make. I used two in the photo above. I then got the cherry tomatoes and chopped them up in to tiny pieces. Next I popped in some some fresh chopped coriander. You can also put in some chopped peppers and add some lime/lemon juice.

This is delicious and is dairy, wheat and gluten free. 

Quick and Easy, Healthy Packed Lunch

In this blog post I wanted to share with you my quick and easy, healthy packed lunch. This is great to take to work with you or school, college and university. The great thing about this salad is that you can put so many different things in it. For example in the photos above I have - 

Spinach, 

Tomatoes,

Mushrooms,

Olives

Walnuts,

Almonds,

Cranberries,

Dairy Free Cheese.

I have quite a few different ingredients in this salad but it tastes so good together. You can also add fish to this which is what I also do sometimes, usually I put mackerel with this salad. Its super quick and easy to make and its also very healthy. This salad is also dairy, wheat and gluten free.

Smoothie Ice Lollies - Dairy, Wheat and Gluten Free

These ice lollies are super easy to make and taste delicious.

You can use whatever ingredients you want to make these but here is what I used to make mine -

Strawberries,

Banana,

Blueberries,

Soya Yogurt,

Rice Milk.

Depending on how many ice lollies you want to make, it is completely up to you how much of the ingredients you want to use. I used enough to make 6 ice lollies. I bought my ice lolly moulds from The Factory Shop, I think they were about £1.50. All I did was put all of the ingredients in to a blender and blend together then pour in to the ice lolly moulds. In mine I used plain soya yogurts but flavoured soya yogurt also tastes really good. I also used rice milk, I prefer to use rice milk as I love the taste of it and also it's not as think as normal soya milk. 

I love having these as a snack or even as a dessert especially on those warm days. These ice lollies are dairy, wheat and gluten free an are Vegan. They taste so good. There was also enough left over to have a smoothie drink.

Free From Breaded Fish

This free from breaded fish is great for if you love fish in bread crumbs but are unable to have dairy, wheat and Gluten. You can put whatever you want with the fish, i personally enjoy having fish with potatoes and salad. This is super quick and easy to make and tastes delicious. Below I am going to write what i used in the photo above.

Ingredients

Free From Bread,

Cherry Tomatoes,

Fish (Your Choice, i used Salmon)

New potatoes,

Tomatoes,

Sweetcorn,

Packet Salad. 

(Told you it's quick and easy to make!)

Firstly i get a couple slices of free from bread and crumble them in to a bowl. Next i add some little chopped up cherry tomatoes to add to it. You can also add some chopped up olives and pop in to the crumbs to, which i love to do. Next i get the piece of fish and pop on to a tray then sprinkle the crumbs on top. Sometimes the crumbs may not stick very well but what i like to do is leave the crumbs that don't stick to the fish on the tray and then let them cook and crisp up then the pop them on to the fish when everything is cooked. Whilst the fish is in the oven i then get the potatoes ready and boil in a pan until soft. (I usually keep the potatoes cooking until the fish is done, you can keep them on a  low heat heat if they are done before the fish.) Usually i cook the fish for about 30 mins or its up to you really how long you like to cook fish for. Next i start to prepare the salad. I used packed salad for this and then added tomatoes, cucumbers and sweetcorn to it. (The little purple bits you see in the salad isn't onion it is purple cabbage, as everything i make and eat has to be onion and onion powder free.) Once the fish is cooked i then just take it out the oven and pop on to a plate with the salad and then add the new potatoes. 

Homemade Free From Fish Pie

My mum and myself have recently been thinking of different recipes we can try that are dairy, wheat and gluten free. I have always loved eating fish pie, but since having to cut out dairy, wheat and gluten i haven't had one of these for so long. This is super easy to make and tastes so delicious. 

Ingredients -

1 pack of Fish Pie Mix. (We got the one from Morrisons which has Cod, Salmon and Haddock in.) But can use whichever Fish Pie Mix you want.

Potatoes. (You can also use sweet potato if you want, or even cauliflower.)

Rice Milk. (You can use soya milk.)

Herbs. (We added some mint, parsley and coriander to gibe the fish pie some flavour.)

Free From Chesse.

Firstly we add the Fish Pie Mix to the bowl and pop in some rice milk, this makes it moist so it doesn't dry up whilst cooking. It also adds some extra flavour. Next we pop some potatoes in to the microwave, this just softens them up so they won't take long to cook in the oven. We then chop them up ready to put on top of the pie. Before we do this though we pop in some of the herbs that i listed above in the ingredients. This adds even more flavour to the pie. Then we pop the chopped up potatoes on top. We like to keep the skin on the potatoes as this makes them go nice and crispy in the oven. Lastly we get some of the free from cheese and put on top of the potatoes so it melts in the oven. With the Fish Pie we cooked some kale and put with the pie. This is a nice healthy meal to have and its also dairy, wheat and gluten free. As i said its super easy to make and you only need a few ingredients.

My Super Easy, Yummy, Healthy, Free From Breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, they say. And its true, it really is. Breakfast helps to fuel the brain and body and gives us energy. Breakfast also can provide us with calcium, iron, vitamins, fibre and protein. 

Research also shows that people who eat breakfast every morning are less likely to put on weight as if we skip breakfast we are more likely to snack more and go for the sugary treats to give us the energy.

I for one love to have breakfast every morning and i always feel so much better after eating my breakfast.

Recently i have been trying to eat a lot more healthy and have been on the hunt for a yummy healthy breakfast that will gee me the energy i need and fills me up. In the photos above i have used the following for my breakfast -

1 Banana,

Plain or flavoured Soya yogurt,

Udi's Almond and Vanilla Granola.

This is all i use and it is super yummy and quick and easy to make.

Bananas are a good source of potassium, this mineral is essential for maintaining proper heart function and helping to regulate normal blood pressure. Bananas also aid in digestion, give you energy, they are particularly high in vitamin B6 which is important for creating hemoglobin for healthy blood. They have good levels of vitamin C, magnesium and manganese. 

All i do is pop the banana in to a bowl pour some soya yogurt over top, my favourite is the Alpro Soya Lemon and Lime flavour yogurt, as its very refreshing. Then after that i use sprinkle some Granola on top. This breakfast is dairy, wheat and gluten free. 

Free From Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Vegetables

Pasta is such a simple dish, but there is so much you can add to it.

Its quick and easy to cook and you can just add just about anything thats sitting in your fridge.

Ingredients

• Free from pasta, (Dairy, wheat and gluten free) 
• Courgette,
• Mushrooms,
• Tomatos
• Spinach,
• Smoked Salmon,
• Dairy, wheat and gluten free cheese,
• Tomato puree.

Firstly I prepare my veggies, (Tomato, mushroom, courgette.) I pop some baking parchment on to a tray and place them on top to roast. I don't add oil or anything, I just have them plain. Whilst they are in the oven cooking i then trap a saucepan fill it up with water, leave it on the heat to boil then add the past. I usually cook my pasta for about 10 minutes. Usually by the time the pasta is done the veggies are also done. When the pasta is done, I like to add tomato puree to it and mix it in. I used to love tomato ketchup on pasta when I was little, but a lot of tomato ketchups that you but have ingredients in that I can't have. As tomato puree is just tomatoes I use this. Its also stronger so you don't need to use much, just enough to give the pasta some flavour. What I sometimes do is to add a tin of chopped tomatoes to the pasta this gives it a sauce. So after i have got the pasta sorted, I place some spinach on the plate first and then pop the pasta on top. I then take the veggies out of the oven and place these on top of the pasta. Lastly i place the smoked salmon on top and then add some free from cheese.

This is just a simple recipe of what I use when making a pasta dish. Its something different and as I said you can add just about anything really. It makes food a bit more interesting if you are unable to have dairy, wheat and gluten like me.