"Bean brine" refers to the liquid that beans are often soaked or cooked in. It is also known as "bean broth" or "bean juice".
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I used
white bean brine but you could use chickpea brine; whatever you have on hand.
When you
say bean brine, do you mean that you just dump in the whole can instead of rinsing?
It's basically just
the bean brine that your canned beans come packed in.
Aquafaba,
the bean brine from garbanzo beans (or other beans), makes an amazing vegan egg replacer, that can even be whipped.
* Aquafaba (AF) or
bean brine is leftover cooking water from cooking most legumes.
I have recently baked a little, because I've been playing around with using aquafaba (
bean brine) as an egg substitute.
* Use
the bean brine straight from the can.
A few suggestions for making the best aquafaba meringue... reduce
the bean brine by boiling until reduced till it has the consistency of egg whites (nearly half) and then chill in refrigerator.
I have great luck making vegan meringue with
the bean brine without cooking it down, but it's good to have options too!
There are so many ways to make vegan eggs for substitutes in baked goods, and that's a post in and of itself, but a quick list is, bananas, flax seeds, chia seeds,
bean brine (What?!
omit
the bean brine in the recipe and add a tablespoon or two (from the can), until you get a desired batter
What a great idea to refrigerate
the bean brine first.