Egg Substitutes

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Egg Substitutes

 

EGG Substitutions and information

http://vegetarian.about.com.

 

 

Cooking Without Eggs

http://www.vegansociety.com/info/info53.html

 

Vegetarian Resource Group's

Baking Without Eggs

http://www.vrg.org/recipes/

 

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From The Teen's Vegetarian Cookbook:

 

 

*Baking without eggs can be a little tricky, because eggs do several

important things. For one thing, they provide leavening, which means

they make things rise. They also provide binding, which means they

hold things together. They also add some liquid. So if you're leaving

out the eggs, you have to find something else to do all of those

things.

 

*In baking, there's definitely a chemistry going on between the liquid

ingredients, the dry ingredients, and the leavening ingredients.

In place of the eggs in your favorite recipes, try the following:

 

*Applesauce: Add about 1/4 cup in place of an egg. This holds things

together and adds moisture, but it doesn't do that much in the way of

helping things rise. For that, you might need to add a little extra

baking powder (about 1/2 teaspoon).

 

*Banana: Use 1/2 banana, mashed, for one egg in sweet baked goods.

(This is good only in things that will work with a banana taste.)

Also add about 1/2 teaspoon extra baking soda.

 

*Tofu: Use about 1/4 cup mashed silken tofu for one egg.

Also add 1/4-1/2 teaspoon extra baking powder.

 

*Prune puree: You can puree your own or purchase pureed prunes in the

baking aisle of the supermarket. You can also use baby food prunes.

Use about 1/4 cup prunes plus 1/2 teaspoon extra baking powder.

(Prunes will add sweetness to a recipe.)

 

 

*Baking powder: Add an extra 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and about 2

tablespoons extra liquid to replace one egg in a recipe.

 

*Powdered egg replacer: This stuff is great. It's a powdered mix,

available in natural foods stores, that you blend with water to

replace an egg in recipes. It works really well. It seems pricey

(about $4.50 or so a box), but a box lasts a really long time, so

it's worth it.

 

 

*Flax seed: Flax seeds are available at natural foods stores. This

flax seed mixture can be used in place of 2 eggs: Grind 3 tablespoons

flaxseed to a very fine powder in a blender. Add 1/2 cup water and

blend until the mixture becomes thick, resembling raw egg whites.

Fold it into cake batter at the end of mixing for light Vegan cakes,

but only use in recipes that call for 2 or 3 eggs at the most. (This

recipe used with permission from Good News About Good Food by Carol

M. Coughlin, RD)

 

 

*Homemade Fake Egg: Use the following recipe in place of one egg in

baked goods; it works really well in cookies. It's best to whip it up

right before adding it to the recipe. (Note: This recipe is not meant

to replace eggs in really eggy dishes, like scrambled eggs.)

 

*Fake Egg

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 Tablespoons flour

3 Tablespoons water

Combine ingredients in a small bowl and mix together with a fork or

wire whisk until foamy.

 

*MORE:

use 1 tsp. for about two eggs. I also add one tbl cornstarch (in case

the egg is to act as a binder) and some extra liquid, as needed. *from

my mother (why they work):

 

 

*Add one teaspoon baking soda and 1 tablespoon vinegar.

In this recipe, Mix the vinegar with the milk.

Sour milk usually gives a nice light texture to cakes and muffins.

 

To make vegan sour milk add 1 Tbsp. lemon juice (or vinegar) to a

milk alternative such as soy milk.

 

http://or3.cis.or.occ.cc.mi.us/w97int/s02593/public_html/substitu.htm

 

 

Egg Replacers (Binders)

 

 

*Any of this can be used as a substitute for egg & believe me it

really works:

 

 

1. 1 banana for 1 egg (great for cakes, pancakes, etc)

2. 2 Tablespoons cornstarch or arrowroot starch for 1 egg

3. Ener-G Egg Replacer (or similar product available in health food

stores or by mail order)

4. 1/4 Cup tofu for 1 egg (blend tofu smooth with the liquid

ingredients before they are added to the dry ingredients.)

 

 

*How to replace dairy & egg ingredients in recipes

 

http://www.vegsource.org/wwwboard/recipes/substitutes.htm

 

http://starburst.cbl.cees.edu/~tara/ingredients.html