On 4/18/2013 8:41 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> I think I finally found an egg substitute that will work for all of us!
>
> http://thevegg.com/

It's interesting that site calls it an egg "yolk" substitute. Evidently,
the vegans are not so savvy on the subject of eggs. 48 meatloaves is
pretty impressive. I don't think I've even cooked more that one meatloaf
at time ever. Try making a custard pie - that would be cool. :-)

>
> This is a powder and it comes in a little pouch. Unlike the Ener-G egg
> replacer, it says you can actually use it as you would eggs. As in a quiche
> or something. I used it as a binder in my meatloaf and it actually did seem
> to bind! I actually never found a use for the Ener-G which if memory serves
> is merely potato starch. It did not do well at binding and it didn't help
> with baking.
>
> The only with this new stuff is... It smells like deviled eggs! So I am
> not sure you would want to use it in a sweet dish. But it should be
> perfectly fine for the meatloaves. I have 48 of them in the oven. Yes!
> 48! But they are small. I wound up not buying the beef that I was going to
> buy from Costco. Although it is organic, it is 85% lean. Which would
> explain why I found it to be overly greasy. I just wound up buying their
> regular ground beef. It is 88% lean. I would prefer leaner still but right
> now I am going for cheap. So that will have to do. I wound up buying 6
> pounds. My biggest bowl was full to the top after I mixed all the veggies
> and everything else into it. I sure do like the texture of this a lot
> better than I did when I used other binders or no binders, and when I used
> other fillers. I did use sourdough breadcrumbs. Not on South Beach, I know
> but Angela's dietician has her sort of on South Beach. We'll see how that
> works. She is supposed to eat that diet most of the time but doesn't always
> have to adhere to it. She feels that a diet for a person of her age is not
> safe. Anyway... I only put 6 slices in there and they were not the big
> ones so considering all the veggies and the 6 pounds of meat, that's still
> not a lot of filler. Just enough to lighten the texture a bit.
>
> Now... I just hope I can fit most of these in my freezer! It is pretty
> full now and I pulled all of the ice packs out. The good thing is that they
> are small. So I can bag them in small quantities and stuff them in the
> nooks and crannies.
>
> I wish you could smell my house now. Smells divine!
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