I have a corn pudding recipe that calls for a lot of eggs. Anything I can use to substitute? I want it to be a vegan recipe.
Also I have a stuffed mushroom recipe that calls for sausage - and monterey jack cheese. I've made it for vegetarians before and substituted "fake sausage" for real - and they were pretty good. The cheese tends to help hold the stuffing together. But now - I'm cooking for a vegan. Will fake cheese work? Will it taste like plastic?
2007-11-17 12:54:58 · 11 answers · asked by liddabet 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
If a recipe contains "a lot of eggs," you're probably not going to be able to veganize it. Egg replacers are best when replacing fewer than four eggs, or so I have read. And it depends on what the eggs are for. If they're used to flavor the dish or the main component of the dish, you might want to find another recipe.
As for the cheese, you can probably use Vegan Gourmet Follow Your Heart cheese. I have discovered that in a casserole, it works pretty well, so it might work for binding a stuffing together. Grate the cheese finely, though.
2007-11-17 16:16:31 · answer #1 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Soft tofu (1/4 cup = 1 egg) would be a good substitute for the eggs in corn pudding. I am afraid I don't know which vegan cheese would work with the other recipe, I am still new to being a vegan.
2007-11-17 20:59:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
I've had a lot of luck using Vegan Gourmet cheese as a vegan cheese substitute in many dishes. For example, I use it to make vegan macaroni and cheese, pizza bagels, etc. It melts, but it just needs to be heated to a very high temperature. Granted I've never used in a recipe like the one you are describing, but I think it would definitely be worth a shot. Hope this helps!
2007-11-17 23:15:32 · answer #3 · answered by Veganista 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
For eggs there are types of replacements that can be bought in regular stores i believe or you could try replacing it with yeast and water and for cheese you can use soy and almond cheeses which i believe work if you use the right ones.
2007-11-18 11:49:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone already said use tofu for egg. As for the cheese, go to a health food store and ask for nutritional yeast. Use 2T of this yeast with 1/8t salt and 1/8t garlic powder, mix with 2T of hot water and stir. Use this nacho cheese looking mixture in place of cheese in your mushrooms - they will love it.
2007-11-17 23:07:06 · answer #5 · answered by Nancy M 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
For a pudding silken tofu might be a good choice. In baked goods (for future reference you can mix cornstarch and water and add a bit of baking powder)
For cheese, you'll have to experiment to see what kind of fake cheese you like- everybody's different. A lot of people like scheese
2007-11-17 21:06:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
One thing, the fake cheese has melting problems so it might not bind your stuffing like the real stuff.
2007-11-17 21:35:58 · answer #7 · answered by Love #me#, Hate #me# 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
egg replacer, they have it at trader joes and and health food stores, made cookies with it
2007-11-17 22:03:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Consult Gene Rodenberry's "replicator cooking with polymer resin" handbook.
Good luck.
2007-11-17 21:39:31 · answer #9 · answered by goldenchilde11 2 · 0⤊ 7⤋
substitute the cheese for eggs and the eggs for chesse
2007-11-17 20:57:25 · answer #10 · answered by Mr. Q 2 · 3⤊ 9⤋