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ways to replace an egg in baking

northiie57 — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:55:29 GMT

I found this very handy

Re: ways to replace an egg in baking

Coastalcarolina — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:07:33 GMT

@northiie57, have you tried any of these substitutes? If so, please share outcomes! Since eggs are considered leavening agents would the others work as well? I was wondering if the flavors would be off.

Re: ways to replace an egg in baking

Kachina624 — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:18:44 GMT

@Coastalcarolina wrote:
@northiie57, have you tried any of these substitutes? If so, please share outcomes! Since eggs are considered leavening agents would the others work as well? I was wondering if the flavors would be off.

@Coastalcarolina. In most recipes eggs are used as binding ingredients, holding everything together so it stands to reason anything gooey or sticky would do the same thing.

Never heard eggs described as a leavening agent.

Re: ways to replace an egg in baking

Bookplate — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:34:12 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@Coastalcarolina wrote:
@northiie57, have you tried any of these substitutes? If so, please share outcomes! Since eggs are considered leavening agents would the others work as well? I was wondering if the flavors would be off.
@Coastalcarolina. In most recipes eggs are used as binding ingredients, holding everything together so it stands to reason anything gooey or sticky would do the same thing.

Never heard eggs described as a leavening agent.

@Kachina624 Actually eggs are leavening agents in many cases; not all. They trap air. The whites in particular. I wouldn't want to try to make popovers our Yorkshire pudding without eggs.

Re: ways to replace an egg in baking

Mz iMac — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:45:08 GMT

I bet IG, TicTok, etc. will have hundreds/thousands of **hack** recipies on how to cook/bake w/o using eggs as long as the egg prices soar.

Re: ways to replace an egg in baking

Sooner — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:47:00 GMT

I know whipped eggs can be a leavening agent--making something rise more.

Re: ways to replace an egg in baking

Puggywuggy — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:12:26 GMT

I have used unsweetened applesauce to replace oil in baking and peanut butter instead of eggs in my mother's oatmeal, peanut butter, chocolate chip cookies.

Please chime in and let us know if anyone tries the above substitutes just in case eggs become scarce for a time. ♥️

Re: ways to replace an egg in baking

Shelbelle — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:14:32 GMT

My DH uses flax seeds

Re: ways to replace an egg in baking

jlkz — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:20:48 GMT

@Sooner

Eggs are truly a leavening agent !

The one Waffle House we visit frequently while in FL has the tallest plain egg omelets. Last week I happened to compliment the new manager on the great changes in the restaurant since he took over. Then I asked him the secret for their tall omelets.

Shhhh...the secret: they use a milkshake type blender by the cooktop to whip them up. Wish the other WHs would do likewise !!!

And, the airiness adds something to the taste !

Re: ways to replace an egg in baking

Kachina624 — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 03:22:35 GMT

@Bookplate wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:

@Coastalcarolina wrote:
@northiie57, have you tried any of these substitutes? If so, please share outcomes! Since eggs are considered leavening agents would the others work as well? I was wondering if the flavors would be off.
@Coastalcarolina. In most recipes eggs are used as binding ingredients, holding everything together so it stands to reason anything gooey or sticky would do the same thing.

Never heard eggs described as a leavening agent.
@Kachina624 Actually eggs are leavening agents in many cases; not all. They trap air. The whites in particular. I wouldn't want to try to make popovers our Yorkshire pudding without eggs.

@Bookplate. I thought we were talking about whole eggs, not whites + air.

Re: ways to replace an egg in baking

Bookplate — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 03:32:30 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@Bookplate wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:

@Coastalcarolina wrote:
@northiie57, have you tried any of these substitutes? If so, please share outcomes! Since eggs are considered leavening agents would the others work as well? I was wondering if the flavors would be off.
@Coastalcarolina. In most recipes eggs are used as binding ingredients, holding everything together so it stands to reason anything gooey or sticky would do the same thing.

Never heard eggs described as a leavening agent.
@Kachina624 Actually eggs are leavening agents in many cases; not all. They trap air. The whites in particular. I wouldn't want to try to make popovers our Yorkshire pudding without eggs.
@Bookplate. I thought we were talking about whole eggs, not whites + air.

@Kachina624 It is indeed whole eggs that go into such foods as popovers and pancakes and act as leavening agents. I just meant that it is the white part of the egg in particular that lends this attribute, but the whole beaten egg actually traps air. Don't ask me why I remember this from my high school home ec course; I must have been paying attention that day.

Re: ways to replace an egg in baking

Nightowlz — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 04:26:54 GMT

I was looking at all those substitutes the other day just in case. I have not tried any of them yet.

Re: ways to replace an egg in baking

eddyandme — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:05:12 GMT

Thank you so much @northiie57 !

Recently received the KA mini standmixer and haven't been able to try it out. You've solved my problem: now I can bake a cake and enjoy a homemade goody! Think I'll try a white cake mix poke cake - I can taste it now!

Re: ways to replace an egg in baking

msgb — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:28:23 GMT

I used the package of Bob's Red Mill egg substitute.
TOTAL failure and not just once.

The packages are not inexpensive either.

I will try one of these if necessary.

We bake quite a bit and eggs are necessary at that time.

Re: ways to replace an egg in baking

AuntG — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:26:01 GMT

Not in angel food cake. For the little bit of baking I do, I'll use eggs.