After an epic fail and one mediocre result, I am giving up on the egg replacer I tried,

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heather_in_sf

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I used to to make brownies and they took so long to bake and fell apart in the middle but tasted fine. I thought it could have been from the extra bourbon I added instead of vanilla but I was careful about the total liquid volume.

I tried to make the cranberry pecan coffee cake using frozen cranberries. The batter looked perfect but it never got baked through, even after 70 minutes. The tester came out clean but as it rested it collapsed in the center, just like a fail on the Great British Baking Show. When I cut into a slice the center was sludge. I tried microwaving it, thinking it might be a way to firm up the center, but that didn't help. Then I broke it up into pieces and baked it as a crumble and served it over yogurt and ice cream. So disappointing. I am thinking it was the eggs and not the cranberries being frozen rather than fresh. Since many of you tried the recipe - sorry I didn't link it here - I presumed it worked as a frozen version. Anyway, I am going to try other non-egg subs like yogurt mixed with extra baking soda/powder, and maybe give the flax seed slurry a try again (although I dislike the overly nutty flavor). Chia seeds likewise, they're too dark and I just want a coffee cake or a yellow cake at this point.

So disappointing and a waste of expensive groceries.... ((wipes a tear))

Also my espresso machine has died - RIP - I'm going to ask Nespresso to fix it again but it's out of warranty and I will have to pay. ((sniff))

 
Now I'm ashamed of all my bit@hing about failures and I can use eggs. My heart goes out to

you, dear friend stuck in egg-less hell.

 
This morning someone was offering a Nespresso for free on Nextdoor. Lemme see if it's

still available and I can bring it to you when I work in San Francisco next week. (She said she's giving up coffee. Who does that??? LOL)

 
Shoot, it's gone. I messaged her

and she replied she had 15 responses for it within 5 minutes of posting. smileys/frown.gif

 
Yes, this is what I thought also. Do any other baked goods come out of your oven. . .

correctly cooked when baked for the advised time? If nothing comes out right, check your oven temps.

 
Oh that is so sweet of you, I bet it was gone in a snap - I looked it up and it's $229

so I am going to call them to see if they will try fixing it again. I made coffee this weekend using the Moka Pot, but it's only 1 cup at a time! It's all just too much LOL

 
Yes, I have used it for breading savories, making cocktails, and meringues

but meringues are super boring IMHO. Most of the recipes using aquafaba also omit butter and use oil instead and I like using butter so the recipes don't work well with subbing something out like that.

 
Thanks Marilyn, I do miss the old days of baking! I love everyone's stories though

even our best efforts can fail, ingredients aside!

 
I just use real eggs. The stories of the processed egg replacements are just scary.

And the conjectures about cholesterol are bogus. Your body makes it and the eggs do not affect it.

I eat eggs nearly every day for breakfast and have a very low cholesterol count.

 
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