The Chia Egg — Chia seeds also work
well as an egg replacer in many recipes.
Chia seed gel is
good as an egg replacer in my experience (for recipes with flour, not almond meal etc.), but psyllium husk powder appears to be even better!
They are tasteless, but they act as a natural binder and are a great thickener as
well as an egg replacer whether you use them whole or ground.
Banana and applesauce work
best as an egg replacer in recipes like pancakes, muffins and yeast - free quick breads, but they won't help your recipe be as light and fluffy as they would with eggs.
Not exact matches
Kathryn, I haven't used flax much
as an
egg replacer because I have had success with Ener - G... but maybe it would be even
better with the flax.
In the printable recipe, I'll give you a few options for
egg replacers,
as several work really
well.
(this works not only
as good oil or marg substitute for vegan baking but an excellent
egg replacer!!)
Both the powdered
egg replacer and the xanthan gum can be found at regular grocery stores
as well as natural foods stores: These two ingredients take the place of
eggs, helping the flours bind.
This powdered
egg replacer works
as a binder and
as a leavening agent so it works quite
well in almost all baking recipes.
Hi Jenny,
eggs are the one thing I haven't been able to test a solid substitution for
as of yet since the cake is pretty delicate even with them... I don't think flax
egg will be binding enough, you'd probably be
better adding 2 Tbsp psylum husk plus 1/2 c liquid (mix the psylum through the flour, mix the liquid into the batter) or using one of those
egg replacers that have a potato starch base and following the instructions on the packet.
Yum Probably most of you know that bananas are a great
egg replacer in baked recipes, but did you know that you can use chia seeds
as an
egg replacement
as well?
Some
egg replacers are used mostly for binding so I don't think those would work
as well here, but some might, like mashed potato, or nondairy yogurt.
Harvest Innovations has an extensive line of gluten - free flours,
egg replacers and soy protein ingredients,
as well as the technical expertise you need to bring the highest quality baked goods to the market.
You can also use chia
as an
egg replacer as well, because when it's mixed with water, the chia creates a gel that you can use in baking.
As for the
eggs, other readers have made my loaf breads
egg free using
egg replacer and said it worked
well (and those recipes are similar in structure to this one).
These classic holiday gingerbread cookies are completely vegan and made with
egg replacer and vegan margarine, which means they are completely cholesterol - free
as well.
The flax
egg is my favorite
as well, but I've had success with mashed butternut squash,
egg replacers, and chia
eggs!