Coconut milk and almond flour??

I have two dear friends who, between them, have severe allergies to milk and to gluten. Is there any point to trying to substitute?

judyfrm
  • Posted by: judyfrm
  • December 19, 2023
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Whiteantlers December 19, 2023
A half cup of milk is more than "a splash."

I'd go with something other than almond milk, which can be watery. Macadamia milk or even rice milk, which is neutral. 702251 has some good suggestions for thickening agents. I'll add arrowroot to the mix.

Since you care enough to ask how to make this dish safe for your dear friends with food allergies, I bet you also care enough to shop for the appropriate ingredients.

Happy holidays to you.
 
702551 December 19, 2023
Short answer: no.

Longer answer: the quantities of both are pretty small.

Unless you had an open container of almond milk in your fridge (or other non-dairy milk substitute) there's no way I'd go to the store to buy something that's basically a splash.

As for the flour, it's there for thickening. I'd consider using potato flour, corn starch, or kudzu (I have all three in my pantry) as a replacement. I have almond flour but I wouldn't consider it. The other former three are better thickening agents and are *WAY* cheaper to boot.

I'd probably add the starch but ignore the milk ingredient. It's not like this is some universally known super traditional classic dish. Your dinner table guests will have no idea of what's missing in your final rendition.

Best of luck.
 
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