Dairy Free ABT's

[sandyut]

So I can no long eat any dairy. its a PITA, but I am working it out. Dairy free cheese is really not that good. But thats what I can eat. My wife hate it and will only tolerate a dairy free pizza. not much else. DF butter is magic tho.

My wife wanted ABT's, so I made 10 with real cream cheese and 6 with dairy free cream cheese (BIL is coming over). Did a lot of AI talk about it and it said given the brand I have to add cornstarch. so we'll see how this goes. The filling for both is cream cheese with chorizo and a little honey bbq rub sprinkled on the 1/2 piece of bacon. gonna smoke at 225 for 3 hours.

I will try to get the after pic...

 

[Compulsive Smoker]

Sounds interesting, I’m anxious to hear how it turns out for you…

 

[Smoke-Chem BBQ]

Good luck with the dairy free option. I've no experience doing that, but I have made otherwise-standard ABTs minus the bacon, for vegetarian neighbors. They weren't half bad.

This reminds me of a time a few years back when I was still working, and I'd brought in a batch of ABTs for the group. I was kinda surprised/kinda flattered to see a Muslim woman carefully unwrapping and setting aside the bacon and eating the jalapeño/cheese boat. She had to know that was saturated with pork fat, but such is the power of that awesome ABT smell! It was drawing in anyone who walked past the break room. Having made the effort to remove the bacon, I hope she feels no guilt.

 

[sandyut]

Sounds interesting, I’m anxious to hear how it turns out for you…

I sure will

Good luck with the dairy free option. I've no experience doing that, but I have made otherwise-standard ABTs minus the bacon, for vegetarian neighbors. They weren't half bad.

Thanks. DF cheese can be runny when it melts. I think that was the purpose of adding the cornstarch. I have lowered my expectations with DF cheese alot. The chorizo was real tasty, so that should help. Hoping for decent.

 

[DRKsmoking]

Looks good Dave, I hope the DF cheese with the starch works for you .
Let us know how it works and tastes.

No Dairy would really suck. Have to have milk in my 4+ cups of Tea

David

 

[sandyut]

the regular cream cheese one were a hit. the DF was not bad. a little 'watery" till they chilled a little but I would totally do them again.

small plate is DF, big plate is regular

 

[Compulsive Smoker]

Looks great Dave!

 

[JLinza]

Looks darn good

 

[normanaj]

Looks good.

In an aside are you DF because of lactose or something else? The only reason I ask is because there are a lot of options out there when it comes to real cheeses that have no lactose.

 

[sandyut]

Looks good.

In an aside are you DF because of lactose or something else? The only reason I ask is because there are a lot of options out there when it comes to real cheeses that have no lactose.

intolerance to milk proteins. so no milk anything. probably the most challenging is eating at restaurants. rarely do servers understand. if I can talk to the cooks or owners they know.

one of our granddaughter has celiac, I would say its similar to that. milk and wheat are in so many foods. till you start looking, you really dont realize how many foods are so incredibly messed with. Anyway, I could go on and on about it...but ill spare you.