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Egg Substitute – Recipe

Annie B. Bond
November 12, 1999
7:20 pm
11 comments

This egg substitute really works! I’ve used it for baking very successfully, although note that it doesn’t leaven like eggs for soufflés or sponge cakes. I’ve adapted this recipe from a great book called The Allergy Self-Help Cookbook by Marjorie Hurt Jones, R.N.

Here is the recipe for substituting 1 egg:

INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup water
1 tablespoon whole flaxseed (available in most health food stores)

Place the water and flaxseed in a pan, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, watching closely as the mixture thickens to a gel (about 5 minutes). Remove the pan from the heat before the mixture gets too thick and gummy. The flaxseeds don’t need to be removed from the gel.

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Annie B. Bond

Annie is a renowned expert in non-toxic and green living. Named one of the top 20 environmental leaders by Body and Soul Magazine, Annie has authored four books, including "Home Enlightenment" (Rodale Press, 2005) and "Better Basics for the Home" (Three Rivers Press, 1999).

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Jennifer C.

12:54AM PDT on Sep 22, 2011

Thanks for sharing the great idea.

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KS G.

12:49AM PDT on Jul 23, 2011

Thanks for the article.

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Manuela C.

8:03AM PDT on Jul 12, 2011

Nice! Thanks.

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Elvira S.

4:46PM PDT on Jun 20, 2011

hmm...interesting, I have to give this a try

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Robert O.

4:44PM PDT on May 30, 2011

Thanks.

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corinne r.

2:00AM PDT on Jun 25, 2010

great tip

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Carla L.

4:56PM PDT on Jun 24, 2010

thanks for the tip

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Mervi R.

1:57PM PDT on May 3, 2010

Brilliant, thanks!

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Rita W.

8:52PM PST on Jan 12, 2010

i tried to make a pumpking muffin recipe using the flaxseed replacement for the free range omega 3 eggs i would normally add. The muffins looked like they were rising beautifully, but when i took them out of the oven they collapsed. They were also not really cooked in the middle. They wer over dense and really heavy. I am not sure what I did wrong. But I was concerned while make the substitute because it was so thick and almost tacky when the sugar was beaten in to it. Could i rememedy that by using less water maybe? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!