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Saturday 24 August 2013

Making Your Own Lactose Free Ice Cream

By Scarlet Black


There are a lot of people who are lactose intolerant, they make up about 70% of the world's population. This is one of the reasons why a lot of businessmen and manufacturers are thinking of ways that they can provide these people with the opportunity to enjoy foods that they usually avoid without the risk of experiencing the symptoms of lactose intolerance. But let us first know what lactose intolerance is. It's a kind of deficiency wherein the there is insufficient to no production of lactase. Since lactase is the one that helps to break down lactose, commonly found in sugar in milk, absence of lactase would mean that lactose will not be absorbed properly by the body. Once this happens, taking milk will produce symptoms of lactose intolerance.

Normally, people that are lactose intolerant try not to take milk and other products containing milk. But they have the option to consume milk but they have to make sure that it is lactose-free. Lactose free products give opportunities for lactose intolerant individuals to be able to enjoy foods that they normally avoid in order to avoid experiencing the symptoms of intolerance.

Known as one of the most commonly used ingredients in desserts like ice cream is milk. Not only because of its creamy texture and ability to add flavor to the food being prepared, milk also provide sweetness to the food. But milk contains lactose, which is the reason why people that are lactose intolerant try to avoid eating ice cream and other desserts containing milk because they are concerned that they may experience the symptoms of lactose intolerance. But because of the help of technology, food and milk products are now processed as lactose free, which means that people with lactose intolerance will be able to use these kinds of ingredients in making the desserts that they like without worrying. An example of a lactose free ice cream recipe is listed below:

The following are the ingredients for lactose free ice cream that we are going to make: cup of apple strawberry juice (you can change this depending on the kind of juice or flavor you want), 2/3 cup of all fruit jam, 3 cups of vanilla soy milk, a teaspoon of vanilla and 2 teaspoon of gelatin (preferably kosher).

First thing to do is to prepare the apple strawberry-juice so that you will be able to sprinkle gelatin over it. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes until the gelatin is softened and dissolved while occasionally stirring it. Then, the soy milk and strawberry jam should be whisked together in a medium saucepan. Let it cook until this becomes slightly hot and make sure to stir it from time to time. After that, you can remove it from the heat. Once the strawberry mix is slightly hot, you can then add the softened gelatin mixture and stir them together until the gelatin is completely dissolved. You can then add the vanilla and let the mixture cool down. For the final step, you have to spoon the chilled mix and place in an ice cream maker. Since there are different kinds of ice cream maker, you have to check the manual of your own ice cream maker for instructions regarding the equipment needed and the length of time that you need for your ice cream mix to become an ice cream. Once your lactose-free ice cream is finished, you can then enjoy eating your own ice cream without worrying of you digestive condition.




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