

Mix 1 tsp of baking soda with 1 tsp of white vinegar to replace 1 egg. You know how baking soda and vinegar bubble up when you mix them together? Well, this is a perfect way to add some fluffy, airiness to your baked goods without relying on eggs. There’s a large array of egg replaces on the market, for example: You can even use Ener-G Egg Replacer to make vegan quiche! The downside of this product is that you may not be able to find it in your local supermarket, but it is one of the best options to use if you want to veganize a fluffy, airy bakery recipe like sponge cake.

All egg replacer products are made up of a combination of starches and leavening ingredients, so it does a pretty good job of mimicking eggs in baked recipes. There are also a few other brands of vegan egg replacer now too, but I personally haven’t tried them so can’t attest to how well they work. This product has been around for a long time and has helped make going vegan easier for a lot of people. See how chia seeds turn into a gel when you add water! 3. They also don’t act as leavening agents, so only use fleggs in recipes that call for vinegar, baking soda, and/or baking powder to make the food rise and get fluffy. When you grind up flax seeds (flax meal) and mix them with water, you get a hydrocolloid – a gel that will bind ingredients together.įleggs will not trap air as eggs do, so they won’t work well in recipes likes angel food cake or crepes. The reason that a flegg works so well is that the outer layer of the flaxseed hull is mucilage, which is a gooey layer found in virtually all plants which aid in food and water storage. You’ve got to mix the flax meal with the water separately! Note that you can NOT just throw some flax meal in the batter. Just mix 1 Tbsp flax meal with 3 Tbsp of hot water and use in place of the egg. FleggĪ “flegg” is an egg replacer made from flax meal and water. However, if you do wish to veganize a recipe, here are some substitutes you can use. This is why I prefer to use vegan baking recipes (which have already been tried and tested) instead of trying to veganize existing recipes. After all, eggs are incredibly complex structures! If you try to veganize an existing recipe by using an egg alternative instead of the egg, the recipe might not come out so well. Unfortunately, there is not one single vegan egg substitute that can do everything that an egg does in baking. Eggs Provide Moisture and Richness: This is because eggs are a liquid and full of fat.Eggs Act As a Leavening Ingredient: This means that they help baked goods rise.Eggs Provide Structure: Because eggs harden as they are heated, they hold the ingredients together.Instead, recipes for baked goods like cakes and cookies usually call for eggs for 3 reasons: When baking, eggs don’t really provide much in terms of flavor.
