Seeking ideas for good egg substitute

[cilla4progress]

We finally get to see my turning 93 year old mother-in-law for her birthday on March 15! Rescheduled from last year!

I have a great carrot cake recipe that I love to make with our wintered-over carrots. They are uncommonly sweet. We have a good crop, and I want to make her my delicious carrot cake! But she can't eat eggs anymore, including in baked goods. It takes 4.

Thought I'd check with hive mind here - I'll bet there are some excellent ideas!

[Mr.Bill]

1. I asked my wife and she said apple sauce.

[WhiteTara]

2. If you're using as a binder

I have read about applesauce. Sounds delicious

[Ohiogal]

3. Try this

https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/egg-substitutes-for-baking/

What can i use instead of eggs in baking?
Most Commonly Used Egg Substitutes for Baking
Mashed Banana.
Applesauce.
Silken Tofu.
Ground Flax Seed mixed with water.
Yogurt (dairy-free or regular)
Buttermilk.
Sweetened Condensed Milk.

Good luck and happy birthday to Mom!

[Wicked Blue]

4. We used this when one of my daughters was in first grade

We kept her from eating anything with eggs for a couple of years, and the allergy went away.

[cilla4progress]

6. Did you find it

a suitable replacement?

[Wicked Blue]

8. It was the best I could find at the time, around 1989

I used it to make cupcakes for a class party and nobody could tell the difference.

One mother had pitched a fit about my intention of making egg-free cupcakes for the first grade class. She insisted on baking and bringing in normal cupcakes, even though that meant my daughter couldn't have one.

I said my daughter would be singled out and unable to have a cupcake, so please let me bring in eggless cupcakes. I made them anyway so the kids could have one of each, and my daughter could have 2 eggless ones.

They came out fine, and afterward the mother apologized to me. Normally I wouldn't make an issue of this, but I didn't want my child sitting out the party while everyone else had cupcakes.

[cilla4progress]

5. Thanks!

I think I'll go with applesauce! We also make our own (royal "we"...really my husband 🙂 ) from our trees.

Thank you!

[Pobeka]

7. The liquid from a can of garbanzo beans as a binder.

So says my daughter who shares a lot of this *weird* stuff.

Apparently it has to be garbanzo beans. The liquid will be thick, and will act as a binder when it is cooked. Definitely something you want to google to get exact details.

I'm all about the eggs myself

[mitch96]

9. I was just reading about garbanzo water aka "aquafaba"..

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https://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/vegan-sauces-condiments/homemade-aquafaba/

https://www.vegansociety.com/news/blog/20-amazing-things-you-can-do-aquafaba

[Demsrule86]

13. If it is garbanzo beans based...we have gluten free flour that has that...I can't eat gluten.

I hate the taste garbanzo in anything but hummus...threw the expensive flour out. I couldn't stand it.

[Phentex]

10. I use different kinds depending on what I'm making but yes...

for baked goods, applesauce works well.

I also use:

flax egg
vegan egg
Bob's Red Mill egg replacement
egg replacer (someone else showed the brand)
Just Egg (which is not egg at all, lol)

I got different results through trial and error but now I can figure which to use when. For example, I don't want applesauce in my cornbread.

Good luck!

[cilla4progress]

11. Thanks!

[Demsrule86]

12. I would use a flax egg...works quite well and I always add a bit of greek yogurt myself.

https://jessicainthekitchen.com/how-to-make-a-flax-egg/#:~:text=To%20make%20a%20flax%20egg%2C%20mix%20one%20tablespoon%20ground%20flaxseed,30%20minutes%20if%20you%20want.

[eppur_se_muova]

14. Golden flax meal was suggested in this group a while back ...

DUgling "golden flax meal" came up with a few hits, half of them mine ...

https://www.egglesscooking.com/flax-egg-substitute/

I thought King Arthur Flour kept a Web page on golden flax meal, but now all I can find is these recipes: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/search?query=golden+flax&algolia-index=recipe_index

and a blog with some entries for egg substitutes:
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2015/07/12/make-homemade-egg-replacer
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2021/01/21/guide-for-substituting-eggs-best-egg-replacers

I've use GFM in recipes that didn't need to be particularly fluffy, with no problems. I'd suggest aquafaba for the fluffy stuff:
https://www.google.com/search?q=aquafaba+site%3Ademocraticunderground.com
https://www.thekitchn.com/this-gorgeous-vegan-meringue-is-made-from-the-most-surprising-ingredient-220651

[Warpy]

15. Why no eggs?

If it's the cholesterol, then a good sub would be egg white and extra oil.

If it's allergy, Le Google is your friend. I found dozens of eggless carrot cake recipes very quickly.

[cilla4progress]

16. They upset her tummy.

Yes - I was looking for inside tips.

[Warpy]

17. I made that suggestion for a reason.

The recipe at Le Google I liked the best used grated apples (for the pectin) with the grated carrots.

Once you get the chemistry somewhere else, use your own spices and frosting.

That's why I suggested Le Google. That's where you find tested recipes for the cake so you don't lose time and money experimenting with sbstitutions that can throw baking chemistry off.

[cilla4progress]

18. I thought

you were saying LeGoogle jokingly - I guess it is a real thing!