Flax seed Egg Substitute Recipe
This is a vegan substitute for eggs in baked goods: cakes, cookies, muffins, etc. It will give you excellent results in any recipe using 3 or less eggs. Flax seed is an excellent source of omega 3 oil, lower in calories than eggs and has no cholesterol.
Ingredients for making the equivalent of 1 egg:
1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
2-3 tablespoons boiling water
Just pour boiling water over the finely ground flax seeds and let it stand for 10 minutes.
It will develop a thick, egg-like consistency.
Let cool before using in a recipe.
This recipe makes 1 eggs worth, but it can be easily made into a larger quantity using the 1:3 ratio- for example, 1 cup ground flax seeds and 3 cups water (that would make 16 eggs worth) and will keep in the fridge for about 2 weeks.
One hint: fresh-grind flax for the greatest nutritional punch (I use a coffee grinder I bought especially for flax and sesame seeds) Also, store flax in the fridge to prevent it from going rancid too quickly.
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