Egg substitutes in baking may not be found in your egg basket, but they may be found right in your very own kitchen. Just about every baking recipe, outside of some of the keto recipes, uses eggs. But, there is a solution to using egg substitutes in baking.
Whether you are trying to pinch pennies or fear your family has an allergy to eggs, you can still use egg substitutes to bake with. It does not matter if you bake with wheat flour or gluten-free, either way, these egg substitutes can work!
Plus, you can rest assured that your egg substitutes do not contain long-worded ingredients you cannot even understand and God only knows where they came from! While much of the world eats eggs, we can find other alternatives to help our digestion.
Here is a list of egg substitutes in baking you can use
These are all dairy free and egg-free egg substitutes that make cooking without eggs a breeze! They won’t take long to use and assemble, plus they hold together ingredients eggs are intended to hold together.
Cheese
If you have ever baked anything keto related, you know this little trick. Adding in shredded cheese or even grated cheese helps to bind together anything from flour to vegetables.
Flour
Flour and water go a long way to create a binding effect and baked goods. While it is well known that eggs, not only enhance the flavor of your cookies or cakes. It also creates a more fluffy effect.
But if you have to go without eggs, you can add some more of the methods below or simply add flour to another recipe where you are trying to substitute your eggs.
Nut butters
Peanut butter or other nut butters, bind and create a similar egg effect in baked goods. Their sticky consistency binds well in recipes.
Flaxseed or Flaxmeal
Soak 1 TBL flaxseed into 3 TBL of water until it becomes gummy to equate one egg.
Tapioca Starch
Use 1 TBL of tapioca startch per 1 cup of liquid, then heat. Tapioca works only when it is heated. 
Arrowroot
Combine 1 tablespoon of arrowroot to create an egg effect in your recipes. I would say to use about 1 tablespoon per egg as a substitute. 
Xanthum gum
Use xanthum gum as a substitute, by adding 1 teaspoon of xanthum gum to your recipes per required egg.
You can find anthem gum on Amazon or even some of the Health food stores.
Banana
Mash 1/2 of a banana to substitute one egg in a recipe. Then, blend it with your remaining ingredients.
Beef gelatin
Combine 1 TBL of gelatin with 3 TBL of warm or hot water, then use immediately, or it will gel and clump. This makes 1 egg alternative.
Chia Seeds
Mix in 1 TBL of chia seeds to 3 tablespoons of water to substitute one egg. Then use as normal in a recipe.
How to use egg substitutes
When I first started using egg substitutes in my baking recipes, I wondered if I needed to add something else to make my artificial eggs work.
What I have found out is that when I use almond meal without any other flours (gluten-free with a binder or wheat), it simply does not work well.
Especially when baking a Keto recipe, you really must use real eggs or use an extra binder. Even if you use only almond meal, the flour really sticks together better with real eggs.
So, if that is what you are using, I would add extra xanthum gum or even shredded cheese to hold your recipe together.
Finally
Whether you are using egg substitutes because of an egg shortage or a dietary issue, you can get around using eggs.
Follow your old recipes the same way, but add in your egg substitutes in place of the eggs.
Add in more or less liquid than usual if the consistency of your recipe seems different. Then bake or use as you normally would.
You will be amazed at how easy this is and wonder how in the world you ever thought you had to use only eggs!
