What Makes a Good Egg Substitute in a Recipe

All the talk about how it is getting harder and harder to find eggs got me thinking about what if you can get an egg or afford to buy an egg but you need one for a recipe you are planning to cook.

The Egg Crisis Gets Worst Over Super Bowl Weekend

This past weekend with the Super Bowl I am sure there were recipes people were using that called for an egg. I don't bake but I do make fried chicken and meatloaf both those recipes need at least one egg.

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The news was full of all kinds of eggs stories this weekend. Prices are going up, and people stealing eggs from restaurants and warehouses.  There were also more national chains that announce egg surcharges.

What Can Replace Eggs in Your Favorite Recipes

All this egg talk got me thinking until this egg mania calms down what do you do if you need to make a recipe with eggs and you can get one? Not being a culinary master this was a puzzle for me until I googled it and discovered there are lots of choices.

There are actually 13 egg substitutes according to the Pioneer Woman. Who knew there were so many choices? I wasn't able to decipher which one was the best substitute. That seems to depend on what you are making.

According to the Pioneer Woman's list, you can use things such as vinegar and baking soda or vegetable oil with baking powder and water. They also listed commercial egg replacements which you can usually find near the eggs in the grocery store. I am not sure those would work in every recipe.

This Video Show How to Substitute Eggs In A Recipe

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I think the apple sauce would work well if you are baking something like a cake. For my meatloaf, I might use something more savory with less flavor like the aquafaba which I learned today is the liquid in the can of chickpeas. Apparently, 3 tablespoons equals 1 egg.