If you have an allergic reaction to egg white or are a strict vegetarian (vegan), then the composition of many familiar foods can significantly reduce your diet. In order not to give up traditional dishes, it is enough to know how to replace eggs in baked goods and cutlets, and no longer experience any restrictions.
Puzzling over what to replace eggs in the classic recipe? There are many products that have similar cooking properties only if the number of eggs listed in the ingredients does not exceed two.
Options for replacing eggs in baked goods
The number of ways to prepare baked goods without eggs is much more modest than the options for desserts that include them in their composition. Therefore, it is worth taking a closer look at natural substitutes for such an important component in the dough as an egg.
- To make the dough rise and soften, add one teaspoon instead of one egg. soda, after extinguishing it beforehand with one tbsp. l. vinegar, which can also be replaced with a spoonful of sour cream, kefir or lemon juice. The second option for giving the dough airiness is a mixture of two tsp. baking powder mixed with the same volume of water and one tbsp. l. vegetable oil.
- If soda or baking powder is already present in the baking composition, then one banana, grated into porridge or three tbsp, can become an analogue of an egg. l. applesauce. They will allow the dough to become more juicy and thicker.
- An excellent gluing effect is possessed by a mass of two tbsp. l. flakes of Hercules and the same volume of water.
- When it is necessary to prepare shortbread dough, without using eggs, take two tbsp. l. flour and water, one tsp. baking powder and one and a half tbsp. l. vegetable oil.
- For wholegrain desserts, you can use a two-tbsp cocktail instead of eggs. l. ground flaxseed and six tbsp. l. water, heat the mass until the first bubbles appear and let it brew. This option is also suitable for peanut tarts and when using whey in the dough.
- The gluing property is also possessed by potato and corn starch, taken according to the formula, where one tbsp. l. powder mixture is equal to one egg.
- If the yolk in the recipe is used to grease the surface of the dough before baking, then sweet tea can handle this task. To do this, you must dissolve one tbsp. l. honey or sugar in a quarter glass of an invigorating drink.
Options for replacing eggs in cutlets and casseroles
For various vegetable cutlets, instead of eggs in the minced meat, you can start up flour and semolina according to the formula three tbsp. l. product - one egg. For casseroles and cutlets from the oven, an excellent alternative to one egg can be:
- 50 g grated hard cheese;
- 60 g mashed potatoes;
- a quarter cup of tofu, grated with water;
- three tbsp. l. peanut butter;
- cocktail of two tbsp. l. milk, half tbsp. l. lemon juice and the same amount of soda;
- a mixture of chickpea flour and water, taken in three tbsp. l.;
- one tsp soy flour, combined with one tbsp. l. water.
