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How to make a Flax Egg or Chia Egg

How to make a flax egg or Chia egg | VeganRicha.com #eggsubstitute #flaxegg #chiaegg

Egg substitutes in eggless baking can be just a simple substitution for most recipes. Use 1 flax egg or 1 chia egg as a direct substitute for muffins, quick breads, cakes, cookies, burgers etc. 

Depending on how the recipe uses the egg, use chia egg when you need more binding, and flax for most other needs. Flax seeds come in brown and golden colors. Chia seeds come in black and white color. Use white chia seeds or golden flax seeds when you don’t want specks to show up in the end result. Flax seed meal (ground flax seed) is also available to buy. Flax seed meal goes rancid quickly. Store it in the freezer. The better option is to buy whole flax seeds, grind into a meal as needed, or grind small amounts and store in the freezer. 

Pictured above are brown flax seeds, white chia seeds, flax seed meal and chia seed meal. 

Flax seed egg needs 2.5 tablespoons water to make a flax egg. Chia seeds use 3 tablespoons or more as they gel up really well. You can also use aquafaba instead of water to make the flax or chia egg. The combination of aquafaba + chia/flax apparently should work even better as an egg sub, but I haven’t tried it enough times to vouch for it. 

 

How to make a flax egg or Chia egg | VeganRicha.com #eggsubstitute #flaxegg #chiaegg

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How to make a Flax Egg
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
 
How to make a Flax Egg. Make a flax seed meal + water gel like mixture to replace egg in baking. Vegan Gluten-free Recipe
Course: Basics
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1
Calories: 55 kcal
Author: Vegan Richa
Ingredients
  • 1 Tbsp flax seed meal preferrably freshly coarsely ground flax seeds
  • 2. 5 Tbsp water preferably room temperature or warm
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
  1. Mix the flax seed meal and water. Let it sit for 5 minutes until it thickens, then use.
Recipe Notes

Nutritional values based on one serving

Nutrition Facts
How to make a Flax Egg
Amount Per Serving
Calories 55 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4g 6%
Sodium 8mg 0%
Potassium 83mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 2g 1%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Protein 1g 2%
Calcium 2.6%
Iron 3.3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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How to make a Chia Egg
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
 
How to make a Chia Egg. Use chia seeds or chia seed meal + water to make a gel mixture to use as egg in baking. Vegan Gluten-free Recipe
Course: Basics
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1
Calories: 58 kcal
Author: Vegan Richa
Ingredients
  • 1 Tbsp chia seeds or chia seed meal coarsely ground chia seeds
  • 3 Tbsp water
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
  1. Mix the chia seeds or meal in water. Let it sit for 5 minutes. Mix again and use.
Recipe Notes

Nutritional values based on one serving

Nutrition Facts
How to make a Chia Egg
Amount Per Serving
Calories 58 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3g 5%
Sodium 4mg 0%
Potassium 48mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 5g 2%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Protein 1g 2%
Calcium 7.6%
Iron 5.2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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