A cookie recipe calls for 1tbsp. ground flax seed in 2 1/2tbsp. water can I just use 2 1/2tbsp flax seed oil?!
Vegan baking.
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no you can't. Flax seed and water is used to replace eggs, not oil..
No. The point of the flax in the recipe is for use as a binder. When you mix ground flax with water and let it sit for a few minutes, it kind of gels up and gets a texture similar to an egg.
No you could substitute an egg.