Pecan Pie

jlbattin · Post by **jlbattin** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 4:05 pm

This is the recipe I followed for the pecan pie:

http://www.allergyfreealaska.com/2014/1 ... ugar-free/

The local place that I get my gluten free bread has a frozen pie crust that I used.

I didn't use a full cup of coconut sugar because it didn't need that much. (my opinion of course, but everyone else thought it was fine also). I used about 3/4 of a cup.
Instead of the butter, I used coconut oil.
I also didn't put in pecan halves. I chopped them up to really small pieces (because I don't do well with big chunks of nuts, but chopped up I do fine).
I got my pure maple syrup at Costco for a much better price than grocery stores and other places.

It's VERY good!

Marcia K · Post by **Marcia K** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 6:51 pm

Thanks, Jari. It will be nice to try something different! I haven't tried nuts yet but I was very tempted to have some of the cinnamon roasted almonds that I made for Christmas. They smell so good they were hard to resist!

Janie · Post by **Janie** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 3:51 pm

Thanks Jari, I may try this next year so I booked marked the page. The pumpkin pie looks good too. I bought bakery pies for the family and had my usual muffins I make.

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 5:12 pm

Janie
why wait until next year?? I would start experimenting a bit now, it is good to experiment and find the safe eating options ready for the next social event...

Janie · Post by **Janie** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 12:57 pm

Gabes will do, would really like a cherry pie or fruit crumble. My kitchen is not a cooks kitchen but I keep rearranging my stuff and adding more. I am working on it slowly. Don't want that dreaded WD back at all.

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 3:03 pm

a fruit crumble is easy - use safest fruits -ie mostly apple and maybe small amount of other fruit

make a crumble with non dairy butter/coconut oil, coconut flour, coconut sugar
cook the fruit, put in dish, make the crumble and bake!

only have a small serve first off - then wait 18-24 hours and have another small serve.

to quote michael buble - feeling good
t's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good
I'm feeling good

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 3:59 pm

http://www.food.com/recipe/apple-crumbl ... ree-147284

adjust something like this to your safe ingredients - ie replace brown sugar with coconut sugar
replace the almonds with coconut flour
replace vegan margarine with safe butter replacement or ghee or coconut oil

Janie · Post by **Janie** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 4:40 pm

Gabes Thanks for all the ideas and replacements. I will make the crumble this week. Having the replacements you mentioned is handy. I just put in a batch of muffins using pecan flour in the oven. It is already New Years where you are so Happy New year to you! I usually go around the house singing I feel good I feel great! Thinking positive.

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 4:45 pm

Thanks Janie
yes - it is a steamy humid new years here in Australia - we are into day 5 of heat wave.

Happy New Year to you.

Janie · Post by **Janie** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:42 am

Gabes, I made the food.com gluten free apple crumble with all the replacements and it agreed with me. It was easy and I like the recipes where there isn't a 2 page list of ingredients. Thanks once again.

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:27 pm

well done Janie!

embracing cooking like this, where we adjust the ingredients to suit individual needs, is creativity
there will be 'learnings' along the way (aka failures) i have had many. just laugh it off and try again another day

daily creativity boosts wellbeing.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2016/11/27 ... 13040.html

Marcia K · Post by **Marcia K** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:17 pm

Janie, So glad that you were able to enjoy the apple crumble! It is wonderful when we can eat something "normal" and be okay with it. Gabes, please send some of your heat this way. It has been extremely cold in PA the last few days. I finally walked my dog today. I walk her every day but it was just too cold/windy and I missed the walks as much as she did. I wore snow pants even though it's not snowing but they kept me warm. That's the nice thing about getting older - I don't care what I look like as long as I'm comfortable.