2 Great Baking Books by the Food Allergy Mama

Does someone in your home suffer from food allergies? Are you following a vegan diet? If you can answer yes to either of these questions, you know that finding baked goods that meet your dietary needs can certainly be challenging.

Prepared baked goods and traditional baking recipes alike typically include ingredients that can prove problematic for vegans, as well as for individuals with dairy and nut intolerances. However, following a special diet doesn't mean that you have to give up enjoying cakes, muffins, and breads forever. It just means that you may need to learn a new way of preparing the baked treats that you and the other members of your household enjoy.

That’s where the Food Allergy Mama's baking books come in. With Vegan Baking Classics and The Food Allergy Mama's Baking Book , by Kelly Rudnicki, you can learn how to create delicious baked goods that everyone in your family is sure to love, regardless of the special dietary needs of some (or all) the members of your household.

Vegan Baking Classics Is packed with great vegan versions of recipes for many popular types of traditional baked goods. The book opens with a section devoted to tips and advice for vegan baking. When you read this section, you'll learn about some of the tools that every vegan kitchen should have, as well as information about how to substitute other ingredients for eggs and dairy products when baking.

The second portion of the book is focused on recipes, with sections devoted to every type of baked good you could possibly want to learn how to make. Whether you want to learn how to make vegan yeast breads, quick breads, pies, cakes, cookies, as well many other selections, you're sure to find what you are looking for her.

A few examples of what you can learn how to make from Vegan Baking Classics recipes are:

• Apple House Cinnamon Doughnuts
• Cinnamon Rolls
• Classic Chocolate Birthday Cake
• Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
• Pumpkin Cookies
• Raspberry Bars
• Many other choices

The Food Allergy Mama's Baking Book is filled with great recipes that are made without dairy, eggs, and nuts – three of the most common food allergy culprits, and items that are present in most baked goods.

The book is an excellent resource for parents who struggle with the challenge of cooking for the entire family when one or more members of the household suffer from food allergies. The beginning of the book provides useful substitution and cooking technique information related to baking and food allergies.

The second part of this book is filled with recipes for baked goods that are sure to be just as popular with your family members and friends who don't have allergies as those who do. The book features many wonderful recipes that are free from dairy, eggs, and nuts that kids and adults alike are sure to find to be delicious.

A few examples of the great baked good recipes in The Food Allergy Mama's Baking Book are:

• Banana-Chocolate Chip Muffins
• Classic yellow Birthday Cake
• Farmer's Market Cherry Cake
• French Puff Muffins
• Key Lime Pie
• Quick Pizza Dough
• Strawberry Bread
• Many additional delicious dishes

Note: Some of the recipes in The Food Allergy Mama's Baking Book also appear in Vegan Baking Classics.

Thanks to Kelly Rudnicki for providing me with an opportunity to review these books.