03 July 2009

Experimentation! This time with 1000% more pie!

While it isn't all that difficult to find cake mixes and whatnot without dairy products, it is a challenge to find ways of making cakes without eggs. So instead of making cakes for my and my brother's birthday several years ago, my mother decided to make fresh strawberry pie. And it was so good, I briefly considered making it an annual thing.

Well, I refuse to give up the things I like to eat simply because they're usually made with evil stuff like wheat flour or wholesome milk. And it helps that the local Costco had strawberries that smelled really good. So last night I tried out making a strawberry pie that I can eat.

It shouldn't be all that difficult, right?

Heh.

Here's what I used:

Filling:
Tons of fresh strawberries
1 package of Junket (strawberry flavored) [Sorry guys, this isn't vegan. But it *is* corn-free.]
Water for the gelatin

Crust:
Namaste gluten-free biscuit mix
Canola oil
Sugar
Water

The pie crusts didn't brown within the time the package gave me, so I baked it extra time. Turns out that's a bad idea. The crusts were too thick on the sides, and too crunchy.

But the filling turned out wonderfully. Mmmm. Red food coloring.

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