• De_Narm@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I’ve heard about replacing eggs with applesauce to turn a baking recipe vegan. But the oil?

    Also, if you don’t want an unholy amalgamation of way too much fat and sugar, why even go for brownies?

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      6 months ago

      Blood can also be used as a substitute in baking. Pretty sure it’s in lieu of eggs. Not curious enough to ruin a perfectly good batch of brownies though :(

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      6 months ago

      That was a “fine enough” substitute before commercial egg replacers got as good and commonplace as they are now. I’ll still do it for some recipes as I like the added apple flavor and moisture, but I generally use Ener-G Egg Replacer for replacing eggs in a dough mix and maple syrup for egg washes when vegan baking these days.

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        6 months ago

        maple syrup for egg washes

        Holy shit that sounds awesome. And not just as a replacement for egg wash, a maple syrup wash sounds incredible just on it’s own merits

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        6 months ago

        more people have a half filled leftover jar of applesauce in their fridge, then have “egg replacer” lol, you’ve gone to the zoo man hahahaha

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          People buy and stock ingredients they commonly use, what a concept! Incredible, really.