Celiac Disease Support Group
Celiac disease is an auto-immune disorder of the digestive system that occurs in genetically-predisposed individuals. It is characterised by damage or flattening to all or part of the villi lining the small intestine, which interferes with the absorption of nutrients. This damage is caused by eating anything with gluten (gliadin), a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley...
My 11 year old son really touched my heart last night. He is doing a school project on Bolivia. There are many steps to this report and one of them is baking something from the country that he is researching. His teacher gave the kids time to research recipes on the internet.
She noticed that my son was taking longer to find a recipe and asked him what was taking so long. He answered her, "my mom has celiac disease and using flour can get her real sick". He then told her that he needed to find a recipe that we could both make at home that was flourless.
He did find a recipe for these Bolivian flourless coconut macaroon cookies that are fabulous! I tripled the recipe so we can have them at home also. It really hit home for me when I realized how much thought and effort he put into this making sure my health would not be in danger. Brings me to tears.
Jem in CT
She noticed that my son was taking longer to find a recipe and asked him what was taking so long. He answered her, "my mom has celiac disease and using flour can get her real sick". He then told her that he needed to find a recipe that we could both make at home that was flourless.
He did find a recipe for these Bolivian flourless coconut macaroon cookies that are fabulous! I tripled the recipe so we can have them at home also. It really hit home for me when I realized how much thought and effort he put into this making sure my health would not be in danger. Brings me to tears.
Jem in CT
Give your son a "proud pat" on the back for me.
Kids, and husbands you just got to love them.
Enjoy!
Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit
2 2/3 cups of Shredded Coconut
3/4 cup Condensed Milk
1 Egg (beaten)
1/2 tsp. Almond Essence
In a bowl, mix well the shredded coconut, egg, condensed milk and almond essence. Let it rest for 3 minutes.
Grease a cookie sheet ( I used Pam)
Drop heaping Tablespoonfuls onto the baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 25 minutes until they are golden, dry and look shiny.
Wait until they have cooled a little to remove them from cookie sheet. The condensed milk might run off onto the pan while cooking. I used kitchen shears to trim the cookies and ate what I trimmed off. lol
This recipe will make about 12 macaroons.
( I tripled this for my family)