How To Make A Flax Egg

Food Editor Brooke Caison shows us how to use a flax egg to save your grocery budget

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00:00One 13-ounce bag of flaxseed costs less than a carton of a dozen eggs, and it can make the

00:05equivalent of 36 eggs, which is three times as many. That's so many eggs. To make one flax egg,

00:11you'll need a tablespoon of flaxseed meal and two and a half tablespoons of water. Stir them up and

00:16let it sit for about 10-ish minutes. Flaxseeds have a natural gum in their exterior that, when mixed

00:21with water, turns into a gluey substance that mimics the texture of an egg. That's what helps

00:26bind everything together. So yeah, you can see a little bit of the flaxseed speckle, but they have

00:30plenty of lift. They're nice and golden brown. And other than the speckles, they look just like any

00:35other boxed cupcake you might have. Flax eggs are great for baking projects. One flax egg can replace

00:41one regular egg and recipes for things like pancakes, muffins, cookies, cakes, pies, whatever.

00:46You have some of the flaxseed speckles in there, but let's see if it's a one-to-one.

00:51Frosting all over my face. I don't even care because that's really good.