Message: My younger son is allergic to egg, tree nuts and peanuts(severe). It is rather easy to bypass the tree nut and peanuts in your recipes, but not the egg. Since it is my older son who is the poor eater, I would like all of us to eat the recipes you have. Do you have suggestions of replacing the eggs in your overall recipes?–Christine S.
Dear Christine,
The easy solution is to use a product called "Egg Replacer" by Ener-G Foods Inc.
It's available in all health food stores in the baking section, as well as in many regular supermarkets. It comes in a box, like a cake mix, and you use something like one tablespoon with a little water per egg. Directions are on the box. Works great.
There are also a number of egg replacers that work very well depending on what you're cooking. Tofu, for example, works very well where a lot of eggs are involved, like in quiches, or even tofu omelets!
Flax seeds also work, as well as various vegetable oils. I suggest you do a quick Google search on "Egg Replacers" and you'll find recipes for exactly what you're doing. In the meantime, here are some others that work:
2 tbsp corn starch = 1 egg
2 tbsp arrowroot flour = 1 egg
2 tbsp potato starch = 1 egg
1 heaping tbsp soy powder + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg
1 tbsp soy milk powder + 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg
1 banana = 1 egg in cakes.
Enjoy in good health, and keep up the great work!
Missy
