For my egg-free allergic friends, as well as the dairy-intolerant, I tried quite a few versions of vegan egg yolk substitute recipes today, none of which tasted like egg yolk to me. So, I gotta thinkin’…”What does egg yolk taste like?” I had some in the frig, and dipped my finger in it. It tastes like melted butter with a little salt. That was the easy part. I knew a little shortening and salt would create the flavor, but how was I going to make the right color. Well, adding some carrot juice (I just pureed some carrots with a little water in my small food processor, and strained it to make my own juice), makes it orange, but how was I going to make it yellow.
What did work well was turmeric powder. Yet it still wasn’t the right color. It needed something white added. I tried gluten free flours and starches, but they just left a powdery residue. I added non- fat milk and it wasn’t quite white enough, therefore, I added a tiny bit of heavy whipping cream. Meanwhile, minute by minute the mixture became thicker and thicker. I ended up increasing the water from 2 tablespoons to over 1 cup.
So, my conclusion is that rice milk or non-fat milk instead of the cup of water should be bring about the same color as the whipping cream. If the recipe below is not clear enough, just let me know. Meanwhile, enjoy your favorites again…hollandaise sauce, fettucine alfredo, or add a little to potato salad.
An egg yolk substitute recipe which tastes identical to egg yolk! Need I say more? Make dairy or dairy-free. Does not contain nutritional yeast.
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Hiya just stumbled across this.
My boss doesn't eat egg and i'd really like to make chinese egg tarts for her without the egg. They're almost like a custard tart but super eggy and yummy. Do you think this would work okay in that sort of recipe? Just wondering about the consistancy. The real thing has a really velvety but fairly solid consistancy.
Cheers!
Marika,
Unfortunately, I do not not know what chinese egg tart is. Sorry! If it takes whole eggs, try this page - http://glutenfreerecipebox.com/gluten-free-egg-substitute/
Carla
In the recipe it says 2 teaspoons of milk, but in the method, it says to add the milk or water 1 tablespoon at a time - would you clarify this, please? :)
Thanks for this. I often find recipes that sound really good until the egg part. I use an egg replacer, but a recipe this morning called for 1 egg and 1 egg yolk. Not being too savvy, I wasn't sure if it would make a difference. As I will only need 1 egg yolk, can the remaining 3 or 4 T. be frozen? I thought I might be able to put a tablespoon in ice-cube tray containers. Thanks.
Valerie,
I am sorry but I haven't tried freezing this. If you do, please let others know by updating us here.
Carla
In your instructions, it says, "In a small prep bowl microwave to melt, about 25 seconds on high; set aside to cool.... "
I assume you mean the shortening?
Interesting, I'll have to try it.
Bonnie,
Thanks for catching that error. Yes. Melt the shortening in the microwave. I just updated the recipe.
Carla
I don'tunderstand instruction #1. Is something missing?
Rich, Sorry about that. I meant "melt the "shortening"..." I'll update the recipe once I have access to my computer.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Carla