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- Annie B. Bond
- March 1, 2008
- 9:06 am
- 47 comments
By the Care2 Green Living Staff
Using flaxseeds in place of eggs is a great vegan trick for baking, but you don’t have to be vegan to benefit from this great substitution. Flaxseeds are a nutritional powerhouse and sneaking some into baked goods is an easy way to get some of their wonderful nutrients into your diet. Read on for an easy tip on how to substitute flaxseeds for eggs.
Flaxseeds are rich in alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an essential fatty acid that appears to be beneficial for heart disease, inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis and a variety of other health conditions. They also contains a group of chemicals called lignans that may play a role in the prevention of cancer.
With all of this goodness, it seems like a great idea to get flaxseeds into one’s diet in any way possible. One great way is to use flaxseeds in place of eggs in baked goods.
To replace one egg:
1 tablespoon ground flaxseeds
3 tablespoons water (or other liquid)
Stir together until thick and gelatinous.
You can also use whole flaxseeds:
1 tablespoon whole flaxseeds
4 tablespoons water (or other liquid)
Process seeds in a blender to a fine meal, add liquid and blend well.
You can make a bigger batch by increasing the ingredient amounts. Store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
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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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47 comments
+ add your ownCool, thanks.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Annie.
How can one make scrambled eggs out of this?
Wow. For a while, I couldn't eat eggs at all, resulting in some world class failures in the kitchen. Wish I'd known about flaxseed then.
So this is meant to replace the gelatinous nature of eggs in a cake? I'm going to try this soon. thank you!
great tips-- thank you so much-- really can't wait to try!
great stuff
good to know, I already put it in my oatmeal for breakfast
Good to know. tx!
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