I cut the recipe out of our local paper.....it looks like it could be GF, DF (if I replace butter with soy free Earth Balance). It does have eggs, which I know some can't have.....but what do you think?
Crust:
1/2 cup almond or hazelnut meal
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
1 Tbsp. natural sugar replacement (I would use regular sugar)
3 Tbsp. melted butter (I would use soy free Earth Balance)
1 Tbsp. pure vanilla extract
Filling:
1/4 cup coconut flour
2 Tbsp. natural sugar replacement (I would use regular sugar)
4 large eggs
1/2 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
Heat oven to 350 degrees F
Line 8-inch square baking dish with parchment paper
To make crust: In large bowl, combine almond meal, coconut flour, cinnamon, salt and sweetener. Add melted butter and vanilla extract.
Combine all ingredients together and press dough evenly into bottom of baking dish. Bake for 10 minutes, until lightly golden around the edges.
Remove from oven and set aside.
To make filling: Stir coconut flour and sweetener together. Whisk in eggs and lemon juice.
Pour filling into crust and bake 10-15 minutes, until golden around the edges.
Let cool at room temperature then refrigerate a minimum of 2 hours before cutting into squares.
Makes 16 servings.
Would this be safe for MC? Could these be frozen? If so, I think I'm going to try making them!
Thanks,
Terre
Luscious Lemon Squares Recipe
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Hi Terre,
Of course, obviously they can be frozen — so I'm sure the question you are asking is "what will happen when they are thawed", and unfortunately I'm not much of a cook, so I have no idea how well that would work.
Regarding suitability for someone who has MC, the main concern I can see (outside of possible individual sensitivities to almonds or eggs) is the citric acid. When I was reacting I absolutely couldn't tolerate any significant amount of citric acid. After I was in remission for a year or so I found that I could tolerate it OK.
These days though (11+ years into remission) I find that citric acid doesn't agree with me very well. It doesn't make me sick, but it does cause some intestinal distress. It's possible though that this could be due to the fact that I rarely include it in my diet, so I might just need to slowly develop a tolerance for it.
Tex
Of course, obviously they can be frozen — so I'm sure the question you are asking is "what will happen when they are thawed", and unfortunately I'm not much of a cook, so I have no idea how well that would work.
Regarding suitability for someone who has MC, the main concern I can see (outside of possible individual sensitivities to almonds or eggs) is the citric acid. When I was reacting I absolutely couldn't tolerate any significant amount of citric acid. After I was in remission for a year or so I found that I could tolerate it OK.
These days though (11+ years into remission) I find that citric acid doesn't agree with me very well. It doesn't make me sick, but it does cause some intestinal distress. It's possible though that this could be due to the fact that I rarely include it in my diet, so I might just need to slowly develop a tolerance for it.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hmmmm, I sometimes have lemon in my water, as plain water gets boring to me. I haven't eaten oranges and such, so you may have given me something else to avoid while trying to heal.
I love lemon ice box pie, so when I saw this recipe, it sounded so good. Maybe too good to be true at this time.
Thanks for your reply....I'll hold off for now (maybe not 11 years!).
Terre
Chant: Remission, remission, remission.
I love lemon ice box pie, so when I saw this recipe, it sounded so good. Maybe too good to be true at this time.
Thanks for your reply....I'll hold off for now (maybe not 11 years!).
Terre
Chant: Remission, remission, remission.
Terre,
Small amounts of citric acid (such as flavoring your water) may not be a problem for many of us. Drinking a glass of orange juice or lemonade probably would be (at least during recovery). If it doesn't sour your stomach or otherwise cause a bellyache, it's probably OK.
Tex
Small amounts of citric acid (such as flavoring your water) may not be a problem for many of us. Drinking a glass of orange juice or lemonade probably would be (at least during recovery). If it doesn't sour your stomach or otherwise cause a bellyache, it's probably OK.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Dear Terre,
I wonder if the citrus thing is a pretty individual one. Citrus never bothered me. I eat grapefruit (although not while on Entocort), and oranges and use lemon in cooking. In fact, in the past year I have discovered home-made lemon curd, which is wonderful! I also make a lemon cake, which uses lemon juice and lemon zest. None of these things bother me.
So there's hope that someday you'll be able to try that yummy sounding recipe.
Love,
Martha
I wonder if the citrus thing is a pretty individual one. Citrus never bothered me. I eat grapefruit (although not while on Entocort), and oranges and use lemon in cooking. In fact, in the past year I have discovered home-made lemon curd, which is wonderful! I also make a lemon cake, which uses lemon juice and lemon zest. None of these things bother me.
So there's hope that someday you'll be able to try that yummy sounding recipe.
Love,
Martha
Martha
Thanks for all the words of encouragement! This site is the best!!!!
BTW, as bad as I don't want to, I think I'm going to start Budesonide next week. I think I'm going to need the extra help....maybe I won't need to be on it long-term. I'll just need to convince my doctor that I want to come off of it VERY slowly.
Thank you,
Terre
BTW, as bad as I don't want to, I think I'm going to start Budesonide next week. I think I'm going to need the extra help....maybe I won't need to be on it long-term. I'll just need to convince my doctor that I want to come off of it VERY slowly.
Thank you,
Terre
