Add the eggs (or chia /
flax gel), coconut oil, and honey, and stir well.
Pour apple cider vinegar into
the flax gel / oil mixture.Allow the mixture to set in the fridge so you can tell what the final consistency is.
By far the best detangler we use is
a flax gel that is made with a decoction of marshmallow, horsetail and oat straw.
Add the almond butter, salt, xanthum gum or
flax gel and process again.
Add the eggs (or chia /
flax gel), coconut oil, and honey, and stir well.
1 stick unsalted butter, or non dairy margarine, melted 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg (you may use 1/4 c chia or
flax gel instead) 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp salt (omit if using salted nuts) 1 cup (4oz or 140g) Better Batter Gluten Free Flour 2 cups mix - ins (milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips, cinnamon chips, peanut butter chips, roasted nuts, etc), divided (you may omit nuts if allergic.
I know I've used
flax gel for recipes before in place of eggs.
I used peanut butter and agave nectar as that was in the pantry and used
flax gel (1tbsp with 3 tbsp water per egg) as egg replacer out of curiosity.
I recalled that, back in the days when I owned the Gluten - Free Pantry, I had made many recipes where I replaced eggs with silken tofu,
flax gel (1 tablespoon flax meal with 3 tablespoons of hot water) or even with applesauce.
I've read that the traditional substitutes work — such as commercial egg replacer like Ener - G,
flax gel eggs, and chia gel eggs — but I've also read that some people just use fattier meat and the fat acts as a binder, some use a little tapioca starch or potato starch, some use a little ricotta cheese, and so on.
When you make a flour blend, you can do just fine with
flax gel instead of egg.
I have successfully subbed
flax gel in many, many recipes.
If you are set on
flax gel, you might do better with a non-Paleo blend of flours.
Coconut, tapioca, buckwheat, sorghum, and millet combine beautifully, and work great with
flax gel.
* TIP To make
flax gel, combine 1 tablespoon flax meal with 3 tablespoons hot water.
2 cups high - protein, gluten - free flour blend or gluten - free flour blend of choice 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup gluten - free oats 1 egg or
flax gel * 1 cup buttermilk or milk of choice (rice, hemp, soy, almond)
Dough 2 cups (473 ml) regular or DF milk 2 eggs or 1/2 c (60 ml) egg substitute (we recommend chia or golden
flax gel) 2/3 cup (160 ml) butter or df margarine, melted
We tried a commercial egg replacer, but found
the flax gel worked the best, plus you get the added benefit of flax.
Mix in
the flax gel, 3 Tbs.
In a bowl, combine the buttermilk,
flax gel, 3 Tbs.
1 cup (205g) vegetable shortening (you may use palm shortening or other solid fat, or butter / margarine, or a combination of the two) 1 1/2 cups (192g) white sugar 2 eggs OR 1/2 c aquafaba OR 1/2 c chia OR 1/2 c
flax gel (choose one, 100g total) 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 3/4 cups (330g) Better Batter Gluten Free Flour 2 tsp cream of tartar 1/4 tsp.
I thing that they might work out with
flax gel or even chia gel.
That means more
flax gel is necessary, the resulting batter will need to be baked longer — and the baked goods will be fudgier and less cake - like.
Although I generally prefer the more neutral color and taste of chia seeds to flax seeds, in my experimentation I found that it was much more difficult to separate the chia gel from the chia seeds after boiling than it was to separate
the flax gel from the flax seeds.
The link above contains the recipe that I used to make the boiled
flax gel, and it goes into great detail about the entire subject.
In a blender or food processor, place the drained and rinsed beans, «
flax gel eggs,» and oil, and blend or process until smooth.
The author discusses the pros and cons of using a flax seed slurry in place of eggs in baking and the pros and cons of using boiled
flax gel.
For Egg - Free Hawaiian Sweet Bread replace 2 eggs with
flax gel (combine 2 tablespoons flaxmeal with 6 tablespoons hot water; let sit until thickened).
I usually don't follow much of a ratio: I pour flour (s) in a big bowl, add whatever liquid I have around (non dairy milk, water, cold broth, maybe a little bit apple cider, or some beer too, which gives lightness to the crêpes),
some flax gel (1 Tbsp ground flax seeds + 3 TBSP warm water), some salt or maybe a little sugar, sometimes spices like curcuma and black pepper, or tandoori spice powder etc, stir until the consistency pleases me, adding more liquid if necessary, let it sit for a few hours on my counter, and voilà.
For instance, if your vegan recipe calls for 1 cup non-dairy milk, use 3/4 cups + 1 Tablespoon non-dairy milk (1 cup minus 3 Tablespoons) and 3 Tablespoons (45 mL)
flax gel to replace one egg equivalent and whisk them together.
Once you make
flax gel, its life is limited to about 1 week in your refrigerator or up to 3 months in your freezer where it will have to be thawed out before each use.
It can be tricky to measure
flax gel due to its high viscosity and elasticity, but a solution is below.
Preparing
flax gel allows you to make it in large quantities which can be a benefit if you bake often.
Feel free to defrost
the flax gel cubes in a pan or microwave.
Since there are no particles in
the flax gel and it is translucent, it performs much more like an actual egg.
The other, more involved way to use flax seed as an egg substitute is to boil whole flax seeds with water which extracts the gel, strain
the flax gel off then discard the flax seeds.
Flax gel doesn't emulsify or provide a protein structure network so my impression is that it wouldn't work as a drop - in replacement for eggs in this recipe.
Also, without seeing the recipe it's difficult to tell if this will work with
flax gel because it depends on what the egg is being used for.
Whisking
flax gel into the vegetable oil in your recipe will not work because it won't allow the
flax gel to disperse into the ingredients so it can do its job.
The purity of
this flax gel allows you to use more of it where you need extra binding or emulsifying power such as soft and chewy cookies, bars or even ice creams.
It's ok if there are some other ingredients included when you whisk them together but since
flax gel is water based, it will disperse best in water based liquids as you're progressing through your recipe.
1 — 1 1/4 pounds ground dark - meat turkey 2 tablespoons sifted coconut flour 2 tablespoons dairy - free milk, broth or water 1 egg or
flax gel 1/2 teaspoon dried sage 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon ground marjoram, oregano or basil 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin or dry mustard 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 clove garlic, minced or pressed 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley or 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes 1/2 — 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup minced onion or 1 tablespoon freeze - dried onion or shallot flakes 2 tablespoons extra-virgin coconut oil, palm shortening or ghee, divided
Perhaps try adding a little more of
the flax gel which should help bind it together more.
Not exact matches
Let rest for 20 minutes to allow the chia /
flax to
gel.
Combine 3 tablespoons golden
flax meal with 7 tablespoons hot water to make a
gel.
For crepes, just a vegan egg (either egg replacer of 1tbsp ground
flax mixed with 3 tbsp water to form a
gel per egg you're replacing).
Add the
flax seed
gel and continue blending.
I blend 1 part
flax seed with 3 parts water in my blender on high and I put the
gel right in the recipe.
However I sometimes do that with flaxseed or chia seed (where the recipe calls for
flax or chia
gel, I just skip that step and add seeds and water straight to the mix), so it might work here as well.
Flax seed
gel also makes a wonderful hair
gel.