The most obvious reason is that we don’t have eggs on hand. Whether the supermarket is closed or raided, whether we missed the market day or we simply don’t have any at home, we are sometimes forced to make a cake with the means at hand. And this is not necessarily a fatality since it is possible to use other ingredients to replace eggs in our recipes, both Savory and sweet! The other reason to ban eggs from your recipes? The constraints of a vegan or vegetarian diet, since the followers do not consume any food from animal sources. And therefore, also ban animal milk but also butter and honey.
The best recipes for egg-free cakes
So, to prepare an egg-free cake, we have several options: either we opt for a substitute ingredient, or we pick a recipe among the many and varied vegan desserts. Or else? We can also bet on the most popular eggless recipes such as the yoghurt cake or the banana bread! And if we want to eat pancakes? Don’t panic, you can also make them without eggs by combining 250 g of flour, about 1/2 L of milk and softened butter (about 50g) and add vanilla sugar or orange blossom flavouring for the taste! Of course, they won’t be as colourful as ‘classic’ pancakes, but you should still enjoy them! A recipe to avoid if you want to cook vegan because it contains milk!
How to make your cakes without eggs?
Eggs are used to bind, thicken, emulsify… In pastry making, eggs are one of the essential ingredients. But how to do it when you are allergic to them? Do you have to do without sweet treats? Here are some tips to get around the problem and not deprive you.
Eggs are one of the most common causes of food allergy. Which is most often diagnosed during childhood?
“About 2/3 of children allergic to egg will lose this allergy over time, most often before the age of 5-7 years,” says the Geneva University Hospitals website.
“But some severely allergic children may remain so for life.”
In this case, for parents, a question arises: what to offer as a dessert to my child? It would be cruel to deprive him of cakes and other desserts. Fortunately, it is possible to find a way around this. To convince you, here is probably the simplest example: pancakes.
In fact, it is possible to do without eggs in the batter. You just have to remove them from the usual recipe.
Once cooked, the pancakes will have no difference in taste or texture. But some preparations cannot do without this ingredient. So, what substitutes should you use? Prepare to be surprised. Let’s start with preparations that require egg whites. How can you make a chocolate mousse, meringue or floating island without egg whites?
The secret lies in the chickpea. Or rather in the chickpea juice! All you have to do is beat this preserved juice with your electric mixer. You’ll see the illusion is perfect.
If you decide to make cookies, you should know that the function of the egg is to bind. In this case, you can replace 1 egg with a tablespoon of corn-starch, half a banana or 50g of compote.
For the cakes, the role of the egg is to give softness. Here, substitute it with 50g of yoghurt or why not, surprisingly, with 50g of mashed potato, squash or carrot!
Finally, soy seems to be a good alternative. Vegans know it well. In juice or in the form of tofu, it will fit perfectly into your chocolate preparations, cakes, mousses or cakes.
