I was very excited when I spotted a new casein free cheese at our local grocery store. The brand is Daiya. It is shredded mozzarella-type cheese. It was being sold in the dairy department, not the organic and specialty section. The great thing was that it was only $1 more than the real mozzarella cheese, so I was going to try it. If SJ didn't like it, we were only out $4 (instead of the $7 from the health food store vegetable cheese). I decided to use it to try to make SJ some casein/gluten free pizza. I used rice tortilla, regular pizza sauce (no substitution needed there!) and the Daiya cheese. It didn't smell like mozzarella. It had a taste similar to white cheddar. The bag said it would melt (most cheese substitutes don't!), so I was excited to try it.
I put it in the oven on my pizza stone. After about 10 minutes, it did indeed melt. It looked like thin crust pizza, so I was hoping SJ would like it. I cut it into quarters. SJ started to eat it. I was holding my breath hoping he would like it. After he ate one slice, he said he was full. I said, "Did you like it?" He responded, "A little. It was too skinny." I took a bite myself and I didn't care for it. The cheddar taste seemed to intensify after it melted.
I am going to try again with a thicker pizza crust. I am hoping that will do the trick. It is so frustrating trying to make something that your child loves in an unusual way. If he was allergic, it would be a no brainer. Unfortunately, he is not allergic to milk products, but his doctor feels they are somewhat harmful to his development. I understand what he is saying, but sometimes I would just like to give my son a slice of pizza. Do you see why it is frustrating?
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