Silver's Condition

Silver has a medical condition called Escinophiliac Esophogitis. Also known as E.E. You can google the condition or if you just type EE you will get results to his condition. He was diagnosed by an endoscopy with Biopsies taken from his throat, stomach, and intestines. He has to go through an elimination diet of the top 9 most commont food allergies. Those allergies are: Milk, Eggs, Wheat, Corn, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Fish, and Shellfish. When he was first diagnosed in August 2009, we had to eliminate ALL of those items from EVERYTHING he ate. After three months he got tested again, and his biopsies were clear, so we got to pick ONE of those 9 foods to add back into his diet. And so this goes on and on.... Every three months, he gets retested, and ONLY if his biopsies are clear can we add one food back in. However, during this process he has been tested for his food allergies, and we know he is allergic to Corn, and Eggs so those two will never come back. In addition to those he is also allergic to Peas, and Cashews. So I make MOST of his food at home, from scratch!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

The Basics... I started with Bread

I have only been baking at home for the past few weeks.  The last time we added a food back to Silver's diet we added Wheat.  So I started buying Bread, pastas, cookies, and crackers from the store.  To be honest with you I didn't know how to add wheat to his diet without also giving him a little bit of corn and eggs with it. It was just a little bit so I didn't think it would be a big deal.  BIG MISTAKE!!!  His next test showed that the E.E. was back, and I had to do something different.  So I learned to make my own bread.  I got this recipe from Allrecipies.com.  It's called Amish White Bread.  Silver LOVES it and I make it once a week now to keep bread on hand that is safe for him to eat.  We use this bread for Toast, Grilled cheese, lunch meat sandwiches, and sometimes he likes to eat it plain.




 2 Cups Warm Water
2/3 Cup White Sugar
2 Packets Active Dry Yeast
1 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
6 Cups Flour


In a large bowl Dissolve the Sugar in warm water, then stir in yeast.  Allow to proof about 5 minutes.

Mix in Salt, oil, and flour and Knead dough on a floured surface until smooth.  Divide dough in half and Place in  well oiled Pans and shape them to the pans.  Cover with a damp cloth and allow to rise for about one hour, or until the dough had reached the top of the pans.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, until Golden on top.
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