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Tip for today…

[ 5 ] 02/13/2011 |

I don’t have a recipe for today. Instead, I would like to share with you something that I have recently learned. Some of you may already know this. Especially if you’re a vegan. If so, I am sorry, but some of you may find this helpful. And you may can help me!

Recently we learned that my nephew is highly allergic to eggs. We have to read the labels of just about everything now so that we make sure that we don’t accidentally give him something that has eggs.

A typical day with my nephew consists of him asking for some sort of yummy treat, we check the label, see that it contains eggs and we’ll say, “You can’t have that. It has eggs in it.” (This also led to him looking at the broccoli my mom put on his plate and saying, “Has eggs in it.”)

Next month, the little man turns three and we’ve been trying to figure out what we’re going to do for his birthday cake. (I mean, because EVERYONE HAS TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY CAKE.) So, we set to the internet and found a solution.

Did you know that for baking purposes, 1 1/2 tablespoons water, 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil, 1 teaspoon of baking powder = 1 egg? My mom and I tried this out at Christmas and it worked well!

Now, I’m going to take it to the masses. Do you know of any good subtitutes for eggs when it comes to baking? Let’s hear them!

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Category: EAT IT, Food Victory

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  • Anonymous

    April, my son is highly allergic to eggs as well. Sometimes it is a real pain in the booty but there are substitutes out there. You might need to go to a “health food store” to get it, but you can buy an egg substitute called “Ener G Egg Replacer”. you add this powder looking stuff to water and bingo you have an egg substitute. Good luck!!

  • Tracey

    My son also has an egg allergy. We use ground flax seed a lot when baking. Mix 1 Tbsp flax seed with 3 Tbsp water and let sit for a few minutes. Works great in muffins.

  • http://jiggles.airynothing.com/ barb_at_jiggles

    The girlfriend of my college housemate was allergic to eggs – she taught me to make cookies using milk instead of eggs. 1/3 cup milk = 2 eggs. Worked wonderfully. I still use that if I don’t feel like putting eggs in (or am out of eggs). I’ve also used it in banana bread with good results.

    Of course, this doesn’t help the vegans…though I wonder if it would work with rice milk or soy milk?

  • http://www.lifeofkaylen.blogspot.com Kaylen

    I just made a fairly delicious red velvet cake using a red velvet box cake mix and 8 oz of diet dr. pepper. And that was IT!!! And then I baked it – and it really came out quite good!!! My guests were really impressed and we all enjoyed a really low calorie cake. With NO eggs! :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/dawnrmcgee Dawn Mertzer McGee

    I don’t know how this would work for cake mixes, but when I make brownie mixes, I use applesauce instead.