Ener-G Egg Replacer Worth the $$?
Posted by stride4unity on Oct 13, 2007 · Member since Feb 2005 · 211 posts
For those of you who have the Ener-G Egg Replacer, do you find it beneficial despite its high price? It costs about $5.29 and I am a little timid to buy this since I don't bake that often and wuld hate to go to no use, but I always have a difficult time trying to find egg replacers around the house other than a banana - not to mention that I don't want all of my products tasting like a banana. My biggest concern is this: can this be used in place of eggs for all of my baking and cooking needs?
I use it every once in a while, I usually make flax eggs, though. If you don't bake often, I wouldn't bother with it.
The way I see it is, there are many ways to substitute eggs in baking, but I've found that EnerG is pretty easy and has never disappointed me. It is a little pricey for one box but you have to remember that there is the equivalent of 114 eggs in that one box. 114 real eggs would cost a lot more than $5.29. Also, EnerG never goes bad.
The way I see it is, there are many ways to substitute eggs in baking, but I've found that EnerG is pretty easy and has never disappointed me. It is a little pricey for one box but you have to remember that there is the equivalent of 114 eggs in that one box. 114 real eggs would cost a lot more than $5.29. Also, EnerG never goes bad.
i agree with this. is it the best egg replacer? i don't know i am still experimenting.
It does last a long time, but I don't find it that useful. I usually use cornstarch mixed with water for things that shouldn't be sweet or banana-tasting, and it works fine (esp. in cookies). The main ingredient (I think) in Ener-G is potato starch. You can buy this cheaper too.
I noticed Ener-G itself has a bitter taste; I don't remember if there are leavenings listed in the ingredients, but that's probably why. So, if I don't mix thoroughly enough... it's like running into a patch of baking soda :P
It does last a long time, but I don't find it that useful. I usually use cornstarch mixed with water for things that shouldn't be sweet or banana-tasting, and it works fine (esp. in cookies). The main ingredient (I think) in Ener-G is potato starch. You can buy this cheaper too.
I noticed Ener-G itself has a bitter taste; I don't remember if there are leavenings listed in the ingredients, but that's probably why. So, if I don't mix thoroughly enough... it's like running into a patch of baking soda :P
The taste! I forgot about that. And I mix it up well, too. I can tell when I use it because most of the foods taste sort of swimming pool water-ish to me. It's worked out a couple of times, but usually I regret it. And I wouldn't use it when cooking for anyone else.
You can use plain old soy flour, one tablespoon = one egg.
I like to use pureed tofu.
If you bake a lot, I think it's worth the money. It's easy to use(just mix with warm water), you get a lot of "eggs," and it lasts a long time.
I've never had a problem with the taste, and I've baked lots of cookies, muffins, etc. with Ener-G that have been popular with my non-vegan friends.
I agree if you bake alot and you like the taste.
I used to use EnerG frequently for baking. But now I mostly use a teaspoon of baking powder (which I can buy in bulk at the HFS) with a spoonful of plain soy yogurt. I keep soy yogurt around most of the time anyway. It works well if you are veganizing a recipe that contains eggs, because you get the leavening from the baking powder along with the protein and liquid from the soy yogurt.
I use whatever the recipe calls for--but I have Bob's Red Mill Egg Replacer rather than Ener-G. I made my first cookies using flax "egg" recently (because that's what the recipe called for) and I was no more impressed with it than with the powdered egg replacer. One bag lasted me about a year--and I like to bake, too. ::)