• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    1 day ago

    Yeah, I guess I mostly meant “egg substitute” that I can use as an ingredient. Being able to scramble one up (or even make an omelette) would be nice too.

    • budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net
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      20 hours ago

      Most “egg substitutes” work well for a particular use case of eggs, and not for others. E.g.

      • Aquafaba (chick pea water) whips up like egg whites and can be used to make sponge cakes, merengues or similar fluffy sweets.
      • Chia or flaxseed/linseed are a good replacement binder for muffins and denser cakes (and good for fibre and protein too).
      • Tapioca starch and baking powder can also work to give a bit of leavening for muffins (McKensie vegan baking egg subtitute)
      • Ground cashews and/or avocado can be used for some richer desserts like mousses.
      • Kala Namak, a dark sulphurous salt which adds the smell and flavour of egg yolk, but doesn’t add texture like the above stuff.
      • Tumeric is often used to add a bit of yellow colour to make vegan omelettes and scrambles look like eggs.

      I haven’t seen any subsitutes that are a straight drop in for all purposes of eggs, usually you have to use several depending on the recipe.