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Chicken Pie with dairy-free Gravy filling recipe to make at home

by Sports Benches

If the McDonald’s style/rectangular apple and other sweet pies isn’t enough, why not make a savoury version when you can have your own chicken pie with dairy-free gravy at home! For the crust/pastry, you can add a cup of flour as well as a few drips of oil to cover onto a bowl, some salt and sugar and either a few tablespoons of rice milk or water will do as you would want to knead it until your hands are no longer sticky. Put that into the fridge for at least an hour while you go make your own filling by cutting a quarter of chicken of your choice (raw or already frozen) into many pieces, then mix a a tablespoon of dairy-free gravy mix with on a saucepan before you turn the heat up closer to medium and throw the shredded chicken in there also for a few minutes. Once it’s cooked leave the filling until it’s cold for a while, take the pastry out of the fridge after the resting phase and you want to cut the pastry in half to fit a serving of two and leave the other half to save it for next time.

You wanna roll the pastry out with a couple of drops of flour on your chopping board (not too thin) so it doesn’t keep on sticking before you take some chunks out of the pastry in order to make it a perfect rectangular shape for your McDonald’s rectangular style chicken pie. That’s when you can put a good amount of chicken gravy in there, cover the pie up nicely and mix it up with another few drops of flour to stop the pie from sticking out while cooking. Speaking of cooking, put two pies into the air fryer, add a bit of rice milk or oil as your eggwash alternative & fire it up at 185 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes while flipping it to the other side at the halfway mark. And done, cool these pies down for at least 30 minutes as they come out really hot before it’s all ready for you to eat. See it for yourself when you can make your own McDonald’s rectangular style chicken or savoury pies if you like at home as I’m sure you will love this homemade recipe at your own kitchen.

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Avocado oil pastry you can make at home

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I had the chance to try & get the best out of my pastry making skills over the weekend when it comes to these home made apple pies or any other savoury pie filling you like (e.g. chicken or potato pie).

Ingredients:

  • 2-4 cups of flour
  • A few tablespoons of rice milk/water
  • 1/3 cup of avocado oil
  • Some sprinkles of salt and sugar
  • And any filling you like to fill it inside & cover up the pastry dough before baking

All you have to do is pour 1/3 cup of avocado into a bowl followed by some pinches of salt & sugar before adding 2 cups of plain flour, as well as few tablespoons of rice milk or water for a start. Then mix it up using your hands or through a food processing machine for a few minutes while adding a few more tablespoons of rice/milk at a time, so they can end up sticking together (not too sticky!) & finish it off onto a rectangle or disk shape layout on your pastry dough.

After that, cover the dough with a medium to large freezer bag nice & tight with a bowl into the refrigerator for at least an hour. Once the dough has been rested, get your rolling pin out & roll it out to the desired thickness & shape you want, then leave it out onto the sausage roll maker machine nice & flat by adding your favourite filling before closing the pastry nice & tight ahead of the cooking process.

It will take 30 minutes to get the job done where you will have to flip one side at the halfway mark (15 min). Once it’s been cooked & also cooled down for a few minutes, the natural avocado oil pastry got there will be crispy & golden on the outside while you can see the awesome saucy filling on the inside – How good!!

Final Thoughts

For the best results of making such homemade pastry, I would make two pastry doughs to cover both sides well with the filling in between since there’s no puff pastry sheets that is margarine-free from the supermarket freezer shelves.

It can be tricky to find a dairy & egg free equivalent of these ready-made frozen pastry sheets that doesn’t require a lot of work, especially when some may contain milk as they’re all processed within the one equipment from the factory. 

However, making them at home is a better, cheaper & safer option – so you can eat it naturally & also healthier too! See it for yourself with the avocado oil pastry recipe that is egg & dairy free to make at home.

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Orgran Vegan Easy Egg 250g Review

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Here’s a delicious and healthy way to start your day with the Orgran Vegan Easy Egg, which is an egg & dairy-free. 

All you have to do is put a few teaspoons of the vegan egg powder into a small bowl as per packaging, then mix it up with a few drops of oil, as well as some salt & water, and you can put it straight onto a small non-stick pan with a spatula once you turn on the stove. Then you can simply flip it over a few times & turn off the heat once it’s ready with any wooden utensil you like.

Too easy!!

You can put on any vegan egg you also like the vegan egg sandwich I’ve made over the weekend alongside some lettuce, avocado & cherry tomatoes that is drizzled by tomato sauce. You can also use them as scrambled vegan eggs for lunch or dinner as well as salads, quiches, omelettes, frittatas & a whole lot more. 

See it for yourself when you can have the egg-free variety at any time of the day thanks to Orgran!!

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Dairy-Free & Egg-Free McChicken burger you can make at home

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Here’s an awesome McChicken burger that I re-created by myself lately but only egg and dairy free.

Here’s the following ingredients in order to make it into a patty:

  • Some ground chicken mince or dice into very small pieces if you have one full slice of free-range chicken breast
  • Some mustard
  • Some garlic powder
  • Some pinches of salt
  • A bit of ginger & oil

All you have to mix these ingredients first before you coat them up with dairy-free Panko Bread Crumbs. If that’s not enough then you can always add a bit more mustard so it can stick to the patty well which works great instead of egg.

Now that the patty has been coated by the bread crumbs, put it onto the air fryer for 14-15 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius while you flip one patty onto the other side halfway through the cooking process (7th minute). Once the cooking process is done, cool the patty first for a few mins.

Then make sure you wash some fresh lettuce first before you can cut them up into small pieces while you open & cut the middle on one of these round soft burger buns. After that, top up the chicken first on the base of the bun followed by dairy-free mayo at the top that is accompanied by the lettuce & voila…here’s my our McChicken burger that is now good to eat!

Not only it’s so delicious, but it’s also easy to make too where you can make a few of them as you like instead of one, which costs less than the usual $8 we buy at McDonald’s!! You can even compliment them with some fries and/or even make tea as your preferred cup of drink instead of soft drinks like Coca Cola or Sprite.

Check it out for yourself when you really don’t need to eat out at McDonald’s often by making your own McChicken burger at home!!

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New month with a sneak peak of some new content going forward

by Sports Benches

Hello,

It’s been a while since I was last active on my blog a few weeks ago but I’ve been making some awesome food recipes, as well as tasting some cool snacks lately that is going to be yummy, dairy-free and egg-free. 

You don’t wanna to miss it as I’ve attached some decent sneak peak photos on a pic collage where I will look to try & post these here consistently at least once a week for a restart.

Plus, I might pop in some occasional tech, health or fitness stuff here from time to time again whenever I might need to take a break from baking/creating/replicating food recipes or posting snack content.

Hope is all well as stay tuned to kick off the Month of May over the next few weeks.

Regards,

Matt 

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Easter Blog Update

by Sports Benches

Photo Credit: Pxfuel

Hello and hope you are having a great Easter long weekend,

I haven’t been posting some food content lately but will need to take some time off for a while here due to so many important things I need to address first, having no longer been in touch with my former blogging co-worker anymore due to being busy all the time with daily gigs whom we created this blog together a few months ago. Yes, we saw some growth at last over the last 2-3 months after some inconsistency in between Thanksgiving and Christmas from the start, but then we still have a long way to go in the hope of sharing content again here soon with a brand new approach.

So watch this space for The Deal With Zeal to hopefully return better than ever either towards the end of this month or the start of next month by restarting a consistent once a week posting schedule and bit more extras if possible.

Regards,

Matt

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BC Snacks Dark Chocolate Plant-Based Protein Bar Review

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Gotta love a healthy block of plant-based and dairy-free protein chocolate bars when I got the chance to eat a few days ago during my afternoon snack. They taste really nice and sweet on the outside while seeing some natural benefits with a mix of dark chocolate flavour, coconut & nuts on the inside.

I would love to make these dairy-free chocolate bars with some benefit of protein as my own someday & make it similar to these cherry ripe, Turkish Delight & Kit-Kat blocks that is so cheap to quickly buy & eat everywhere!

And now that is my super quick thoughts on this healthy snack after I finished eating them, as you can go see for yourself for just $3-4 at a local supermarket near you like Coles & Woolworths!!

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Bio Cheese Dairy-Free Cheedar flavour slices review

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Here’s another dairy-free snack or topping you should try at home which is the Bio Cheese Cheedar flavour slices that I’ve brought off my local supermarket at Woolworths yesterday. Although it doesn’t have a health star rating, but it’s still healthy to eat with plenty of benefits being shown there. I’ve shredded one slice across two small pizzas earlier today during lunch and they taste really good, especially when it’s so perfect for those who are on a meat-free/vegan diet.

I could’ve also brought the ready-made shredded version as far I’m aware of, but you pair up see the dairy-free sliced pack beyond pizzas such as burgers/wraps/sandwiches, as well as biscuits, pasta, garlic bread & many more of your choice.

In terms of price, it can be a bit expensive at around the $6 mark but it’s still worth the weekly eating budget when looking to keep healthy or stay away from dairy. See it for yourself & make dairy-free cheese your own regular lunch or snack craving.

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Vitasoy Greek Style Soy Strawberry Yoghurt review 

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Here’s some Greek Style yoghurt you can try for your next morning or afternoon tea craving thanks to Vitasoy, which contains with a hint of strawberry alongside a good source of calcium & protein.

They tasted really good as it’s really healthy to eat on the inside while they’re thick & creamy with so much natural pink flavour on the outside. Speaking of healthiness, it has a decent rating of 4.5 out of 5 too!! You can’t go wrong with this type of dairy-free & vegan yoghurt that can help you get on with your day ahead!!

It’s available to buy for only $2.70 (140g range) at your local Woolworths supermarket.

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Piranha Sea Salt Potato Grills 75g Review

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I had the chance to taste a different style of chips off when they arrived straight to my door from Amazon yesterday afternoon. Not only they’re healthy considering the natural flavour & layout on the outside, but these chips also taste better with some pinches of sea salt on the inside which is a really cool snack to crave sometime during the day. 

The best part about it that they’re vegan, naturally cooked in sunflower oil, gluten-free, kosher & also locally owned here in New South Wales. And you can even try it with free delivery included on your first Amazon order here, as they may not be available on the major supermarket shelves but perfect to add for your next recurring or regular order with them online. Although, you can continue enjoying the free delivery benefits there as long as you buy a couple of items including this healthy snack if you can over the $39 threshold.

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