What Are the Egg White Substitutes?
Eggs are basically used in cooking and baking to add moisture, bind the other ingredients of a recipe and to leaven. Identifying the particular function that eggs serve in a recipe, can give better insight into what can be used for substituting it. But in general, egg white can be substituted by powdered egg white. The powdered egg white has to be mixed with water to substitute egg white in a recipe. However, this egg white substitute cannot be used by the vegans and people allergic to eggs. For vegans, as well as those allergic to eggs, ground flaxseed is a good substitute for egg white. Ground flaxseed can be used as an egg substitute in cakes, cookies, breads and also in muffins. Flaxseed has mucilaginous quality, and when mixed with water it becomes very similar to egg white. To make an egg white substitute with the help of flaxseed, first combine 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed with 3 tablespoon of water and mix thoroughly. Now, simmer this mixture for a few minutes, until you get
