Can I substitute egg with oil?!
Can I substitute egg with oil?
I realize that I don't have any eggs and I'm making meat loaf.
Can I use veg oil instead or is there another substitute that can be used?
What would happen if I just made it without the egg or substitute?
Answers:
With a meatloaf you might just be able to get away with no eggs, or perhaps a little cheese. The purpose of the egg is to help hold it all together, so no, oil will not help (might even make it fall apart more). Normally there are no substitutes for eggs in a recipe, but in this case you may be able to pull it off.
It depends on why no eggs- if it only that you don't have any, and not an allergy issue- you could substitue mayo, which of course does have eggs in it. Sour cream might work too- and if you use ground turkey, you could use applesauce- really, that sounds so good I had to go find one, I modified it by removing the egg and increasing the applesauce.
BARBARA'S APPLESAUCE TURKEY MEAT LOAF RECIPE
2 lb Ground turkey
1/2 c Quick-cooking oatmeal
-(not instant)
1/2 c Unsweetened applesauce
1/2 c Finely chopped onion
1/3 c Corn kernels (optional)
1/4 c Minced red bell pepper
1/4 c Minced flat-leaf parsley
1 tb Worcestershire sauce
2 ts Salt; or to taste
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 c Ketchup
1 ts Prepared mustard
IN A LARGE BOWL, combine the turkey, egg, oatmeal, applesauce, onion, corn,
red pepper, parsley, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper and
mix just until the ingredients are blended. Using a 10-inch non-metal pie
plate, form the meat into a circle about 8 inches in diameter and 2 inches
high. Combine the ketchup, mustard and 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce in a
small bowl. Spread it over the top of the meat loaf. Cover the top with wax
paper, place the dish in the oven and cook the meat loaf on 100 % power
(high) for 10 minutes, rotating the pan after 5 minutes. Remove the dish,
carefully take off the waxed paper, and let the meat loaf stand for 10
minutes before slicing.
You can use bread crumbs as a subtitute to hold the meatloaf together. Crumbs of two slices of bread will do.