With the number of cases of food allergies skyrocketing - peanut allergies have doubled in the last five years - parents are eager to find recipes for foods that are safe and appealing. "The Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook" offers detailed explanations of alternative foodstuffs, advice about choosing safe products, and sources for buying them. Additionally, these recipes will appeal to vegans, people avoiding refined sugar and artificial ingredients, and whole-foods cooks interested in baking with gluten-free flours such as amaranth and quinoa.

Reviews

"Somehow, without using wheat flour, dairy, soy, eggs, or nuts, Pascal finds that baking 'possibilities are endless' and with recipes for Chocolate Chunk Brownie Bars, Classic Yellow Cake, or Brandied Peach Tart, she is very convincing." "the kind of advice that can make you an intuitive, allergen-free baker."
--"Cookbook Digest"
""The Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook" is...a triumph for the food-allergic community. ...This book is a goldmine for special-diet bakers--particularly for parents of newly diagnosed kids who don't know where to begin."
--"Living Without"
"If food allergies post [sic: pose] a...concern..., Cybele Pascal's remarkable allergen-free creations are the solution. ...Pascal's patience, time, and tinkering has produced 100 mouthwatering recipes, and she proved their photogenic perfection with 20 full-color photos. ...her recipes are specially formulated and rigorously tested, so follow them closely for outstanding results."
--"VegNews
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