A few months ago, I mentioned that I had been assigned a research project in my experimental foods class. My lab partners and I decided to conduct an investigation to assess qualitative differences among popular egg replacers.

Last Monday marked the date of our muffin-baking marathon—we rolled out 5 batches of lemon muffins, each using a different egg/egg replacement:

The standard recipe, calling for one egg:

The mashed banana recipe, calling for 1/4 cup mashed banana:

The “flax egg” recipe, calling for 1 T ground flax and 3 T water:

The commercial egg replacer recipe, calling for Ener-G:

The cholesterol-free egg substitute recipe, calling for Egg Beaters:

In order to thoroughly evaluate our products, we had to taste every batch…in addition to all the other groups’ products. After an hour of egg-less muffins, gluten-free waffles, and honey-sweetened cake, I was pretty much ready to swear off carbohydrates for the next month.

Nonetheless, it was a fun project—it felt like we were real food scientists!

Have you ever baked with an egg replacement? Which ones have worked the best for you? According to my classmates’ ratings, the favorite was the Ener-G egg replacer.

Aside from all that snacking, here’s how my meals shaped up:

Banana-bloob oat bran was on the menu this morning, along with a hefty dose of coconut butter.

For lunch, I prepared an Ellie recipe, Hummus and Grilled Vegetable Wrap. Considering my devotion to all things hummus, I’m kind of amazed that it’s taken me this long to get around to making this recipe!

My tweaks:

-I omitted the pine nuts called for in the recipe simply due to their substantial price tag.

-Ellie suggests using any flavor of store-bought hummus, so I used Cedar’s Tomato-Basil Hummus.

This was one amazing wrap. It was colorful, healthful, and flavorful—quite an impressive combination. I really loved the unique flavor that the roasted red pepper added to the mix. Definitely worth making!

After a few hours of schoolwork and household chores, I was ready for a hearty dinner. I made my simple lentil loaf, but this time I used barbecue sauce instead of ketchup and added liquid smoke and several spices to the mix. It was quite a spicy success!

Alright, I have a stats project to work on. Good night!

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