I'm currently on a no egg diet (we're challenging for DS's eczema) and there's a few recipes that I would like to cook (one being the lactation cookies) that require eggs. I would like to know a few things:
1) what is the egg replacement called? brands etc
2) where in the supermarket am I likely to find it?
3) would egg replacement work in the lactation cookie recipe (if anyone has an idea about it, otherwise I'll try it and see)?
I use a powdered one, don't know what it's called, but my sister uses an orgran one called no egg. From memory I bought mine in the healthy food aisle at the supermarket.
It pretty much works as a binder or thickener, so anything like rissoles, custards, cakes, pikelets etc. I used it for biscuits last year, made one batch with eggs and one without, the batch without were just a teeny bit more crumbley but they held together fine. Can't see why it wouldn't work for lactation cookies.
my SIL is vegan so I made her some biscuits the other day with Orgran "no egg" got it from coles in the "health foods " aisle. HTH. worked pretty well too!
There's a whole bunch of options. I'm vegan, and you've pretty much prompted me to write a blog tutorial on egg replacement. I'll get it done by tonight, and let you know
Orgran No-Egg is the powdered egg replacer, you can get it in most supermarkets in your health food aisle. It's good for cakes and brownies, reasonably good for biscuits and slices, and completely rubbish for burgers and rissoles.
well found the Orgran no-egg stuff this morning when shopping (in the health food aisle like everyone said). Haven't tried baking yet ... maybe tomorrow's job; DS is being a bit clingy today (although we've now found a pot and spoon and having fun with that )
Last edited by leckert; October 10th, 2010 at 01:02 PM.
: it's health food aisle not the health (medical) aisle
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