Cunning baker told what replaces eggs in baking Bashny.Net

Eggs are a common ingredient in cupcakes, pancakes, cheesecakes and other dishes. Baking eggs make more loose and moist, dough with eggs turns out soft and tasty. In some dishes, eggs are a link, but what if there are no eggs in the kitchen? Today I will tell you how to replace eggs in baking and other dishes if you do not eat animal products or just forgot to go to the store.



1 banana weighing 100 g replaces 1 egg in sweet pastries. Banana has a viscous structure, it can be added to pies, cupcakes, pancakes instead of eggs. It is enough to crush the banana to a state of gruel and add it to the other ingredients. For baking, an overripe banana is best suited - it is sweeter and easier to turn into a homogeneous consistency.

Fruit puree from squash, apples, carrots, plums or pumpkins combines all the ingredients well. In addition, the addition of fruits reduces the calorie content of the dish and makes it much more useful, because fruits and vegetables are rich in such valuable fiber for the body. It is enough to rub fruit on a small grater and add them to the dough. Do not forget that such an alternative has its own taste and aroma, so you will need to choose the optimal combination of products. Complement pastries with fruit puree can be fragrant spices: cinnamon, anise, cloves and lemon peel.



Flax seeds when soaked in boiling water turn into jelly. This drink has a beneficial effect on the digestive system. Flax seeds can be crushed in a coffee grinder and get a mixture that 100% cope with the function of eggs in any dish. It is only necessary to dilute the crushed flax seeds with boiling water and let them brew for 10 minutes. Since flax seeds do not have a pronounced taste, they can be added to sweet and salty dishes. This egg substitute is often used in cooking by vegetarians. By the way, flax seeds contain omega-3 fats and a lot of fiber.



Popular superfood – chia seeds are often consumed in the form of chia pudding. It is necessary to dilute 2 tbsp. l. chia seeds 250 ml of any liquid and leave in the refrigerator for several hours. After a while, the seeds will absorb the liquid, and the pudding will have a sticky structure – just like egg white.

Peanut or almond oil can be added instead of eggs. Mix 60g of vegetable oil with water and add to the dough. Peanut butter will give baking a soft loose texture and a pleasant aroma. You can even add finely chopped nuts.



Corn starch, mixed with water, resembles jelly. This is what is needed to hold all the ingredients together. Starch can be used to prepare cheesecakes: mix 1 tbsp. l. starch, 1 tbsp. l. sour cream and 1 tbsp. l. water. So cheesecakes will keep in shape and will not stick to the pan.



Tofu is a soy product with which you can cook meat dishes. Someone adds eggs to the cutlets, someone says that this is categorically impossible to do, because the cutlets lose their juiciness. Tofu makes the cutlets soft and does not change the taste. In addition, it is a low-calorie protein product.



Even biscuits can be made without eggs. To prepare biscuits, you will need a chickpea or pea decoction, which is called "aquafaba". This decoction does not have a specific taste, and pastries based on aquafaba do not differ at all in taste from baking, which contains eggs. The broth should be mixed with sugar and whipped with a mixer. You'd be surprised, but aquafaba is also whipped to persistent peaks, like egg whites.