What can be a homemade vegan substitute for Eggs in baking?!
What can be a homemade vegan substitute for Eggs in baking?
Friends, I am baking for a local Buddhist temple, and I was allowed to use dairy. But I cannot proceed because I cannot use eggs--Buddhist monks are banned from eating eggs.
I plan to bake dinner rolls (a yeast bread) and cake (batter or quickbread). What vegan substitutes can I make at home? PLEASE, nothing pre-prepared or fancy products from the store. Those cannot be found where I live. Thanks.
Answers:
Eggs are used in baked goods for leavening, or lightness. They also may serve as a binder. The purpose the egg serves in the original recipe ― as well as the amount of egg the recipe calls for ― determines whether you need a substitute and, if so, which alternate ingredient will best serve the function of the egg in the recipe.
Flat foods such as pancakes and cookies don't rely on eggs for lift. In fact, in many cases, you can eliminate the egg without noticeably affecting the final product. That's especially true if the recipe calls for only one egg. If you do omit the egg, however, it's a good idea to add a tablespoon or two of additional liquid ― soymilk, fruit juice, or water, for example ― for each egg omitted to restore the recipe to its original moisture content.
When a recipe calls for three or more eggs ― as many cakes do ― the eggs perform a vital function and need to be replaced with an ingredient that can deliver a similar effect.
In recipes for baked goods that have a light, airy texture, replace eggs with an ingredient that provides lift. Any of the following ingredients can replace one whole egg in a recipe:
Half a small, ripe, mashed banana. This substitution gives the food a mild banana flavor, which can be nice in recipes for muffins, cookies, pancakes, and quick breads.
1/4 cup of any kind of tofu blended with the liquid ingredients in the recipe. Light or reduced-fat tofu cuts down on the fat and calories in the finished product.
1-1/2 teaspoons of a commercial vegetarian egg substitute, such as Ener-G Egg Replacer, mixed with 2 tablespoons of water. This product is a combination of vegetable starches and works wonderfully in virtually any recipe that calls for eggs. Natural foods stores sell it in 1-pound boxes.
1/4 cup of applesauce, canned pumpkin or squash, or pureed prunes. If you use these foods, know that, depending on the recipe, they may add a hint of flavor. If you want to give the food a lighter texture, add an extra 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder, because using fruit purees to replace eggs can make the finished product somewhat denser than the original recipe.
A heaping tablespoon of soy flour or bean flour mixed with a tablespoon of water. This mixture works similarly to vegetarian egg replacer.
2 tablespoons of cornstarch beaten with 2 tablespoons of water. This, too, works much like vegetarian egg replacer.
1 tablespoon of finely ground flaxseeds whipped with 1/4 cup of water. The flaxseeds gel and bind with the other ingredients.
Ener G foods has an egg replacer. You can also replace an egg by combining 1 tbs of ground flax seed in 3 tbs warm water and let it sit for 5 minutes. It will gel up and become the exact consistancy of an egg. Double the quantity according to how many eggs you need. Good luck!
Here is a list of simple substitutes:
2 tbsp corn starch = 1 egg
2 tbsp arrowroot flour = 1 egg
2 tbsp potato starch = 1 egg
1 heaping tbsp soy powder + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg
1 tbsp soy milk powder + 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg.
1 banana = 1 egg in cakes.
Go to the market and buy some vegetables Cut them up and make a salad .Wen you're there I advice you to buy lettuce depending on how many people there . Also buy carrots and chop them into small pieces and put them into the salad. To make the dressing
Dressing:
3 garlic cloves
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
The go buy some croutons and just sprinkle them on there and You've got a vegetarian salad
Apple sauce. Eggs are just a binder to hold things together, or also try silkin tofu...
I was vegan for a while, and the best thing I found was boiled ground flax seeds. It makes a very egg-like substance and binds things together in baking.
1 Tbsp ground flax seeds + 3 Tbsp water = 1 egg
Depending on what you're making, you might want to add a little baking powder for the leavener.
Also, have you thought about using a recipe that just doesn't call for eggs? There are lots out there! Here's one for dinner rolls:
http://www.cse.nd.edu/~pscherm1/recipes/...
and some more selections: http://allrecipes.com/search/ingredients...
Cakes are easier to find: http://www.eggless.com/test5/index.shtml...