Thursday, May 11, 2006

Egg Substitutes


I had a request from Kara for baking without eggs. I found these interesting suggestions on a natural foods web site. For those of you who are working with people who don't eat eggs, these might be worth trying.

ONE (1) egg equals any one of the following:

  1. 2 Tbs. flour
    ½ tsp. oil
    ½ tsp. baking powder
    2 Tbs. liquid

  2. 2 Tbs. water
    1 Tbs. oil
    ½ tsp. baking powder

  3. 1 Tbs. flaxseed (ground in coffee mill)
    3 Tbs. warm water

  4. 1 Tbs. gelatin or fruit pectin
    3 Tbs. warm water

Yogurt, mashed banana, applesauce, pumpkin, or other pureed fruit or vegetables are good replacements for eggs in muffins or cakes.

To replace eggs in casseroles, burgers, or loaves try mashed vegetables, tahini, (sesame seed butter) nut butters or rolled oats.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thanks- Very interesting. I can easily get bananas and plain yogurt so could use that to make people breads. I have all the stuff to make the banana bread recipe you sent me so going to try that this week and I'll let you know how it is. :) I could bake all day but making those meals really get me! -Kara