any vegan egg substitutes known?

[SatyaKaur]

Hello to all.
I am following a low carb plan and am a long term lacto vegetarian who does not eat eggs. Many of the recipes for baked goods contain eggs as substantial proportions of the content. Now that I can no longer use my old egg replacer, I am looking for ideas that will mimic the effect of eggs. I understand that I cannot reproduce the consistency of beaten egg whites, but perhaps there are some substances out there that I can use to provide the other qualities. I know that flax seeds become glutinous when soaked, as do psyllium husks. Has anyone tried these, or beaten silken tofu or anything else?
Thank you

[cathie]

hi there,

I'm also a vegetarian and hadn't eaten eggs for years but since starting atkins I have been eating eggs because I also haven't found any egg replacer products without starches.

What I do is use 1 egg then some psyllium husks and water and add pan fried tofu and mushrooms.

If yr willing to try eggs it's not a bad alternative. Experiment with the water and psyllium husks though cos u don't need alot, probably 1 level tblsp with 1/2 cup water.

Hope this helps you,
cathie

[SatyaKaur]

Thank you Cathie for your kind response.
I appreciate it and will try it shortly
Best wishes
Satya Kaur

[janellmd]

I've found flax makes a good substitute for eggs in recipies, plus you get those EFA's.
1 T. ground flax plus 3 T. water = 1 egg
mix the flax and water together and let it sit a few minutes, it will get kindof wiggly.
Flax has a little bit of it's own flavor so be careful with very delicately flavored recipies, but for the most part it works great.

[Gaelen]

Satyakaur, beaten soft tofu or broken up firm tofu are also fine egg subs in baking...the first for more 'batter' type things, like pancakes, and the latter in things that have a more cheese or cake consistency. Hope this helps.

[Karen]

For each egg, you can use one of the following:

1 tablespoon ground flaxseed mixed with 3 tablespoons water 1/4 cup of soft tofu 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum – if you add this to 1/4 cup of water and let it stand. it will thicken and can be whipped like an egg white.Karen

[buggblue]

I go to a Co-op grocery store and they sell something called tofu scramble. I'll have to check what the brand is but I bet you could make your own version. Good Luck.

[mem2]

Karen, where can you buy xanthene gum? What is it? Where does it come from? What does it look like? I tried the flax seed meal and water in my Atkins cranberry muffin mix and it worked great. Thanks for the suggestions.

[Karen]

I buy it at natural food stores in the baking ingredients area. It doesn't come under a brand name and is just prepackaged as a bulk item.

Karen