non-dairy white/cream sauces?

[maiko]

I was wondering if anyone has tried making non-dairy white or cream sauces? I find this is the hardest area for me to avoid dairy because I love creamy sauces sooo much, especially with cheese. Would it taste really weird with soy? What about goat?

Any advice appreciated. :)

[tru]

Good on you for looking for alternatives to dairy :thumbsup:

I haven't made this type of sauce myself but just had a quick look on the net and here's a few links I found that you might like to try...

http://www.ivu.org/recipes/extras/vegan-j.html

http://www.veganvillage.co.uk/recipes/whitesauce.htm

http://www.ivu.org/hlsc/recipes/easy-white-sauce.html

http://www.veganchef.com/crmychz2.htm

Hope this helps :)

[Kylles]

I have a dairy allergic almost 2 year old, so all of his sauces are made with Oat milk or rice milk, they are a little thin, so you may need to use a thickener.

Don't know much about goats milk, but isn't it pretty much the same enzyme makeup as cows milk?

For white sauces I just use some flour, a little dairy free marg and some of the milk, with a little salt and pepper added.

[Little_Toad]

Golden Conola Lite is dairy free margarine, the normal version has milk in it.

I reckon rice milk may taste nicer than soy milk.

or use a lite soy milk, they have a less woody taste.
Smooth White low fat is really nice.

Use corn flour instead of normal flour, better thickening, and gluten free.

Put parsley in it too for flavour.

[m0nal1sa]

When I make a white sauce, I use chicken stock instead of milk. Tastes fabulous!
m0na