What is a good substitute for eggs in a baking recipe?!


Question:

What is a good substitute for eggs in a baking recipe?

Child is allergic to Eggs and Milk. I plan to substitute Soy Milk for Milk, but don't know what to substitute for eggs. What is the purpose of eggs in a baking recipe anyway?


Answers:
There are several egg substitutes you can use. Depending on what exactly you are making, I use ground flax seed... grind it in a coffee grinder and then freeze it (I grind a whole bag of flax seed in one go and then freeze it all, taking out whatever I need whenever I need it...) - you need one heaped tablespoon of ground flax seed added to 1/4 cup of water, stir and let sit for about 5 - 10 minutes. Then use in brownies, lentil and or nut loaves, muffins etc.

You must freeze the ground flax see meal as it will oxidize quickly and turn rancid. You have to grind it up before you use it or it will just pas right through your system and not actually do anything.. it also won't work as an egg, which mainly binds things.

I like using the ground flax seed as it is a great source of omega 3s.

You can also use mashed banana, tofu, or just leave out the egg completely.

Visit any of the vegan sites for more info on what to use when. My favorite is Veg Source as they are a mine of information.

Source(s):
http://www.vegsource.com

Fake eggs?

You should be able to find them somewhere, probably at a Whole Foods or Paradise market or your local health-organic food store

and they are used to bind the recipe!

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the purpose of eggs is to bind and it acts as a leavening agent witch causes item to rise. i wouldn't suggest replacing them but if you had to witch sounds like you do i would add 1/4 cup extra of soy milk and 2 tablespoons of baking powder for each egg. i hope this helps and good luck. email me and I'll give you some idea's for some deserts without milk or egg.




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