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mucifer

(24,787 posts)
Mon Sep 2, 2013, 09:18 PM Sep 2013

What is a good egg replacer for a kugel or casserole?

I'm trying to be more vegany and less vegetarian. I've been a vegetarian since 1982. I'm making this dish for Rosh Hashanah on Wednesday. Any ideas? :

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Cauliflower-Leek-Kugel-with-Almond-Herb-Crust-231889

I was thinking about substituting silken tofu for the eggs but I don't want to screw it up. I have made this recipe many times before with eggs and my family likes it. But, now I'm trying to stop eating eggs and dairy. I'm hoping my family won't notice the eggs missing.

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What is a good egg replacer for a kugel or casserole? (Original Post) mucifer Sep 2013 OP
use egg substitute... chillfactor Sep 2013 #1
There is an egg replacement powder that's sold in a box LiberalEsto Sep 2013 #2
I tried ener-g with a fake-egg-and-sausage casserole once. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #7
Some say ground flax meal with some water mixed in. I have some Bob's Red Mill kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #3
Here are some suggestions emsimon33 Sep 2013 #4
Maybe some of these recipes will give you ideas: CrispyQ Sep 2013 #5
Thanks everyone! I'm gonna try it with the silken tofu. mucifer Sep 2013 #6

chillfactor

(7,694 posts)
1. use egg substitute...
Mon Sep 2, 2013, 09:28 PM
Sep 2013

available in any grocery store....you recipe will taste the same as if you had used real eggs....

 

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)
2. There is an egg replacement powder that's sold in a box
Mon Sep 2, 2013, 09:29 PM
Sep 2013

I've seen it at Whole Foods. I think it's mostly tapioca flour. We used it when my older daughter was small - she had egg allergies but they went away after about a year of completely avoiding eggs. This stuff worked okay - I used it for baking.

http://www.ener-g.com/egg-replacer.html

 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
7. I tried ener-g with a fake-egg-and-sausage casserole once.
Sat Sep 14, 2013, 10:02 PM
Sep 2013

It didn't work out particularly well. Ener-g is really best for making substitute eggs on its own, though.

I've actually found using unsweetened almond milk does a good job emulating the texture of egg in most recipes.

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
3. Some say ground flax meal with some water mixed in. I have some Bob's Red Mill
Mon Sep 2, 2013, 09:38 PM
Sep 2013

Egg Replacer that also is supposedly good but I haven't used either yet so I can't swear to them.

emsimon33

(3,128 posts)
4. Here are some suggestions
Mon Sep 2, 2013, 11:59 PM
Sep 2013

I have been a vegan for a while and when I want to make a recipe vegan, I usually just check for recipes on the Internet. Below are a few for vegan kugel that I found:

http://www.levanacooks.com/category/vegan-kugel-recipes/

http://www.thediscerningbrute.com/tag/vegan-noodle-kugel/

http://vegweb.com/recipes/melodys-vegan-noodle-kugel

http://www.peta.org/living/vegetarian-living/have-a-happy-hanukkah-with-vegan-noodle-kugel.aspx

http://www.yummly.com/recipes/vegan-vegetable-kugel

Some times I review several recipes for something and then base my own on picking and choosing from them.

Good luck!

CrispyQ

(38,140 posts)
5. Maybe some of these recipes will give you ideas:
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 11:42 AM
Sep 2013

Last edited Tue Sep 3, 2013, 01:11 PM - Edit history (2)

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2006/12/mini-crustless-tofu-quiches.html I made these & they were good. I served it with GimmeLean Sausage coins. It uses silken tofu.

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2011/06/vegan-zucchini-frittata.html This is the next one I'm going to try, only with broccoli instead of zucchini. She mentions black salt & that it has an eggy taste. This one uses two types of tofu. She says she thinks it mimics eggs more accurately than just the silken tofu.

Black salt, which is actually pink in color, can be found in Indian grocery stores for a very reasonable price. Just a little bit gives tofu a very eggy flavor and aroma, so use it if you really want to mimic the flavor of a frittata. If you don’t have it (or don’t like the flavor of eggs) just leave it out.


http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2008/03/asparagus-and-mushroom-quiche-with.html This one sounds fantastic with that rice crust.

When the weather gets cooler I will try these other two.

Let us know what you do!


on edit: Here's her 'eggless egg' index page.

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/tag/eggless-eggs

mucifer

(24,787 posts)
6. Thanks everyone! I'm gonna try it with the silken tofu.
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 06:02 PM
Sep 2013

Seems that most of the recipes are doing that.

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