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What to Use if You Are Out of Eggs for Pancakes and Baked Goods

 
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Next week we will be out of eggs and bread.  The bread is easy as I can just put the ingredients in the Bread Machine and soon have fresh bread.  I even have some homemade bread kits though I am going to save them for later.

I was thinking what could we have for breakfast and I naturally thought of pancakes. Darn, the recipe calls for an egg.  Below are some information I found from various sites that I copied/pasted, bad me.  I didn't even go to their website, just took it off the google search.  I also found some info for substituting milk.

I am including a recipe for Eggless Puff Pastry.  The picture looks like the person fried it like the stuff at fairs and carnivals. One of the comments said this was more like pie crust. If I make it I will have to substitute yogurt for sour cream.

And I found a nifty chart for the substitutions.



Eggless Puff Pastry

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, chilled and diced    
1/2 cup sour cream
   
Directions

Place flour in a medium bowl. Cut in butter until mixture is the size of small peas.

Add sour cream. Stir with a fork until pastry forms a ball. Wrap in plastic and chill overnight. When ready to use, roll pastry thinly (about 1/8 inch).



https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/15140/eggless-puff-pastry/



 
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For replacing egg in baked goods (for recipes that on ly use and egg or two), I like a tablespoon flaxmeal blended with about two tablespoons hot water.  Beat it with a fork and it gets a stretchy, eggy consistency.
 
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Oops, forgot to include the substitutions that I copied.

EGGS
Applesauce: Use unsweetened applesauce as an egg replacement to ensure your pancakes aren't too sweet and to help you save calories. Simply replace eggs for 1/4 cup of applesauce.

Banana: Bananas are healthy and sweet. Use a banana to either replace eggs in pancakes or as the main ingredient in banana pancakes.

If you are out of eggs and need a substitute for a baking recipe, you can use mayonnaise. ... Measure 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise for each egg in your recipe. Mix the mayonnaise in with the wet ingredients thoroughly before combining wet and dry ingredients

Yes I would put an egg into pancake mix if I used pancake mixes. ... Some people don't bother with adding any eggs to the mix. Most people add a bit of shortening or oil to the flour before mixing it, but some people just fry the pancakes in butter or oil. A cup of flour will make somewhere around 8 medium size pancakes.

With little gluten, pancakes rely on eggs to provide the additional structure necessary to hold the bubbles and allow the pancake to rise. The fat in the yolk also provides richness and flavor. Too much egg, however, will make the pancake dense and custard-like; not enough will make it drier and more biscuit-like

To replace one egg when baking, spring for 1/4 cup of vegetable oil. It truly works like a charm. However, if you'll need more than one egg per recipe you'll want to try a different substitute for eggs. Using too much oil (even of the healthy variety) can make your recipe too oily or greasy.

   Applesauce. Applesauce is a purée made from cooked apples. Replace 1 egg with: 1/4 cup applesauce
   Mashed Banana. Mashed banana is another popular replacement for eggs. ...
   Ground Flaxseeds or Chia Seeds. ...
   Commercial Egg Replacer. ...
   Silken Tofu. ...
   Vinegar and Baking Soda - Replace 1 egg with: 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon vinegar
   Yogurt or Buttermilk.- Replace 1 egg with: 1/4 cup yogurt
   Arrowroot Powder.

1/4 cup of sweetened condensed milk is used to replace each egg in a recipe.

Without eggs, goods baked with flour or a standard baking mix will be a little more delicate, so you might consider leaving a cake in the pan instead of turning it out to serve it. ... The cake should pop out in one piece

MILK
In fact, the primary purpose of milk in your pancake recipe is to dissolve the flour and sugar and add structure, which means almost any liquid will do the trick. If your cupboards are bare, no need to worry, this pancake recipe uses water as the liquid base. [no recipe]

5 Tips for making the fluffiest pancakes

   Don't over mix the batter: Over-mixing can make your pancakes tough, stop mixing when you're batter has small lumps.
   Let the batter rest: Set the batter aside for 15-30 minutes (or even over-night). ...
   Separate & beat egg whites: This will make your pancakes fluffy & soufflé-like!
 
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I did not use eggs in baking for 10 years, and I can vouch for most of these subs!!
My go-tos were applesauce (or just a grated fresh apple) for sweet baked goods, and a "flax egg" for savories.

There is also the good old "egg replacer" (sold as Ener-G) which is baking powder plus a starch. This recipe adds guar/xanthan gum, which I never had (and it worked just fine). you mix it up into a slurry and add it to the recipe.
http://www.veganbaking.net/recipes/egg-replacers/eggless-binder-powder
 
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Thank you, Teresa

I have arrowroot and I have expired baking powder that I can test.  Would one of the baking powder substitute work?  Like baking soda and lemon juice?
 
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Honestly, Anne, if I were you I would use just the arrowroot (arrowroot is one of my favorite starches), but it depends on what you need it for.
It is important to think about whether you need a binder or a leavening agent.
For binders, starch, fruit, or mayo (great idea, i had never heard that) work well.
if you need a leavening agent, sour milk/yogurt/buttermilk plus a bit extra baking soda would probably work brilliantly.
In pancakes, I don't think you need the egg for rise, plus soured or buttermilk seems like a natural, so that is what I would go for!
 
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Tereza, thanks for the help. Mainly for now, it is just pancakes from a mix.  When we were building our house, the mix made it simple and I have several boxes of it.

I bought yeast for the bread machine and I have a couple of packages of some kind of yeast that is in the freezer.

I have some cake mixes that might make life a little more pleasurable.  I see a lot of experiments ahead.
 
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When I was little and we were out of bread and milk, my mom would make Flapjacks. They are simply pancakes made with buttermilk and no eggs. I loved the chewy texture! Often we preferred them over pancakes.
 
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Aquafaba(the ''juice'' inside a can of chickpeas) is an excellent egg white substitute. You can even use it for meringues!
 
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Johan Thorbecke wrote:Aquafaba(the ''juice'' inside a can of chickpeas) is an excellent egg white substitute.


Also an excellent idea, and you use so little that it is not particularly beany-tasting.
If you live in a place where there are no canned chickpeas, like I do, keep in mind it is just the cook water, whether you cook them under pressure or not (obvs the more water you cook them in the less viscous the aquafaba will be). I never had great luck making marshmallows with aquafaba but it does make a nice sub for whipped egg whites if you need them to make something fluffy.
 
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Carol Denton wrote:When I was little and we were out of bread and milk, my mom would make Flapjacks. They are simply pancakes made with buttermilk and no eggs. I loved the chewy texture! Often we preferred them over pancakes.



Thanks, Carol

I thought flapjacks was just another word for pancakes. Unfortunately, the recipes I found still use an egg.

Interestingly, Flapjacks in England are made from oats and are what I would call granola bars.



https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/86854/english-flapjack/
 
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Johan Thorbecke wrote:Aquafaba(the ''juice'' inside a can of chickpeas) is an excellent egg white substitute. You can even use it for meringues!



Thanks for that tip!  I do have two cans of chickpeas.

I have lots of club soda, I wonder if that would work?  It makes the pancakes too fluffy so without the egg maybe it would be just right.  Our daughter was cleaning out old stuff and gave the club soda to me.
 
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that English flapjack thing looks a lot like an oatcake, and I am a big sucker for an oatcake. Thanks, I'll be baking these soon!!!

I am that person who can't remember the difference between seltzer, club soda, and sparkling water, so don't quote me on this, but i've seen recipes for quick bread that use some sort of carbonated beverage (including beer), so worth a shot.

Here are two pancake recipes I can thoroughly vouch for (I tested recipes for a cookbook written by this author at one point), one requires an egg substitute and the other doesn't. Feel free to replace anything you want with what you have (milks, sweeteners, etc), they will still work.
My personal preference is the first one, without an egg substitute. I live in a place with no maple syrup OR golden syrup, but I have used the same volume of molasses or brown sugar or white sugar. Just make sure that the texture is right, if you use dry sugar you may need to add a tiny bit more liquid.
http://www.ethicamagazine.com/recipes/isa-chandra-perfect-vegan-pancakes
https://www.theppk.com/2011/12/puffy-pillow-pancakes/

 
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Tapioca may be used in som cases, binds things together.
Also, I just bought online some dehydrated, organic eggs, in powder form. Haven't tried it yet, but could be very handy in some situations!
 
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If you have flax seed I would recommend a flax egg.  It gives you fiber and omega 3 and makes your pancakes have cute little "freckles"

My method is usually 3 heaping tablespoons in a blender ground to a flour consistency then add in 6 tablespoons of water, mix and let sit in fridge for 10min.  it gets the same volume and moisture content as an egg that way and can be used equivalently in most baking
 
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Most recipes I've seen for a flax egg use a 3:1 ratio water to ground flax but for breading (flour egg crumbs) I've found a 6:1 ratio works even better than real eggs. At least for breaded eggplant.
 
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Made a vegan quiche using chopped, frozen (thawed) swiss chard and onion.  The pie crust used refined coconut oil and a bit of vegan margarine and the onions and chard were sauteed in a bit of that margarine as well.  Once cooled a bit in the pan, the following mixture is added to the chard and onion:

1 c. non-dairy milk (I used oatmilk this time, but homemade nut milks work fine....in future I will probably up this to 1.5 c)
1/2 c. vegan 'mayonnaise'
1 teaspoon of nutritional yeast

....and as an egg replacer>>

1/4 c chickpea flour (possibly overkill)
1 teaspoon Himalayan black salt (sulfury kind)

After all ingredients mixed together with chard and onion, transfer to the pie shell and bake 45 min. at 360 deg. F.
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chickpea flour makes great frittatta and scramble type things. Plus it's got lots of protein. I always keep some around, your quiche looks great!
 
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Using mayonnaise doesn't really work for those of us that make our own.  After all, making mayonnaise requires eggs.
 
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Johan Thorbecke wrote:Aquafaba(the ''juice'' inside a can of chickpeas) is an excellent egg white substitute. You can even use it for meringues!


This is awesome to know! Now I wont just be throwing out the liquid !!!  I use ground up chick peas in place of using a lot of flour.  Just take the can of peas and blend them in a bender or food processor and and use the mash in place of some of the flour in a recipe. I have made chocolate chip cookies that are great and well as cakes and quick breads.  I still do you some flour and just play around with the amounts. Some cookies do ok with using just the chick peas while other recipes do better with equal parts flour and peas.. I have also dried them after mashing and used this in pancakes or quick breads.  Have not tried yet to use it in yeast or sour dough breads.   Also used the dried to coat things like chicken or other veggies before I cooke them.   If you grow your own chick peas you do have to cook them  or can them before making into a flour subsitute.   Oh and after you dry the mass run it through the blender/food processor again to break up the clumps.
 
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I've heard vegans talk about using an egg subsitute made of chia seeds, but I've never try it. I find adding flax seed is pretty effective when you don't have eggs, because it adds a similar elasticity to dough.
 
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never had the problem, but DW says flax,chia,agar,banana,applesauce & peanutbutter all work.
I know she freezes over ripe bananas for baking.
Down the rabbit hole, I have been told that the duck egg is better than chickenegg for baking.
 
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Joe Grand wrote:
Down the rabbit hole, I have been told that the duck egg is better than chickenegg for baking.



Yes, a single duck egg is about 3 chicken egg equivalents in volume and the whites whip up wonderfully!
 
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Phil Gardener wrote:

Joe Grand wrote:
Down the rabbit hole, I have been told that the duck egg is better than chickenegg for baking.



Yes, a single duck egg is about 3 chicken egg equivalents in volume and the whites whip up wonderfully!



It also has a higher yolk: white ratio. The extra fat gives baked goods more richness.
 
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My husband used to make himself pancakes for breakfast quite regularly. Occasionally he had eggs in the house, but when he didn't he'd just omit the egg. He said it made very little difference.

My understanding is that pancakes, like muffins, rely on high heat. High heat provides a quick rise and cooks the batter fast enough that you don't lose the bubbles. I'm sure egg facilitates that, but it doesn't seem to be necessary at all. If you want richer pancakes without egg, add some extra fat to the batter.

For other baking, I've used all the fruit puree and flax egg substitutes. Unless I want fruit flavour, I generally stick with the flax egg. I find a pinch more leavener avoids the occasional complaint some people have with things being too dense. It makes sense to add additional leavener since the eggs perform three functions: add moistness, bind, and leaven. Most of the egg substitutes only do the first one or two things.
 
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Patricia Boley wrote:Using mayonnaise doesn't really work for those of us that make our own.  After all, making mayonnaise requires eggs.



Actually, eggs are just an emulsifier - a really good one, but there are all kinds of things you can use. My favourite eggless mayonnaise uses avocado.

Here are some more ideas from Serious Eats:

The most neutral, natural-tasting mayo was a batch made with a bit of silken tofu replacing the egg yolks. Indeed, to me it tasted exactly like regular mayo. A small amount of well-cooked vegetables also works. Bean mayo, spinach mayo, artichoke mayo. Even a plain slice of white bread soaked in a tiny bit of water can form the base of the mayonnaise.



https://www.seriouseats.com/2012/01/how-to-make-vegan-mayonnaise-mayo.html
 
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While considering what to use to substitute eggs in a Tamale Casserole I found this:  

https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/cooking-tips-tutorials/g33584750/egg-substitute/

Then I remembered this thread.  Using the advice in the threads about juice from a can of garbanzo beans I decided that is what I am going to use.
 
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