Egg Substitute for Baking
"If you buy unflavored gelatin in bulk, this is an inexpensive egg replacement for your baking needs.
*Correction added Aug. 2005*"
- Ready In:
- 2mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
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1 egg
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 2 tablespoons hot water, plus
- 1 teaspoon hot water
directions
- Combine gelatin with cold water.
- Add hot water.
- Use in place of 1 egg.
- ***For baking*** reduce the amount of liquid in the recipe by 1/4 cup per egg replacement used.
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Reviews
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Thank-You! Thank-You! With this recipe I was able to build a recipe for eggless cupcakes (recipe #430885) that all the children in my school age program could enjoy! This also made the cupcakes low-fat! Can't wait to try this with other recipes, thanks again! -
I am so grateful for you posting this, Kzim4. If it wasn't for this recipe, my midnight baking extravaganza would have been a disaster. I needed one more egg, but I just happened to have one packet of plain gelatin waiting around for such an occasion. I used this in a cookie recipe and I couldn't taste a difference. Thank you! -
This worked terrific in a big batch of cookies where I needed 4 eggs and only had 2. It saved my rear big time! Plus, it made it healthier. I usually use 2 egg whites, so I figured this might just do the trick. Thank you for the wonderful trick! -
Oh dear, I'm not sure what went wrong with my attempt. My gelatin was very, very old, so maybe that was the problem. The mixture was very liquidy -- much more liquid than you would get in a single egg -- and I suspect this works better if your cake has some real egg in it or if your cake has other ingredients to help it rise. I think I'll try this again sometime, though, just with fresh gelatin and those things in mind.
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This is great in baking. I've used this in recipies that call for 2 or more eggs substituting for at least one egg. Now I feel less guilty about baking and it is healthier.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kzim4
Mesa, AZ
With 5 kids and a hungry husband to feed, I'm always looking for good, budget friendly meals. We generally eat meals that use little meat (I try to use 1 lb or less per dinner, and none the rest of day), so that means lots of casseroles and meats with gravy.
I enjoy baking, so bread recipes and desserts tend to get saved more frequently than others. I'm especially partial to chocolate and lemon (although not together).
