Eggless muffins, bread, and cakes

[Sanity Claws]

Most recipes for baked goods call for eggs. I'm trying to avoid using eggs because I recently learned, through trial and error, that they were contributing to my migraines.
I've been searching for an eggless corn bread but haven't found one. Can anyone contribute one? Or provide me with ideas of what to substitute for eggs in muffin and similar recipes? Thanks!

[NMDemDist2]

1. i have a great recipe for eggless cocoa/peanut butter cookies

1/3 cup peanut butter
1 c sugar
3/4 c brown sugar
1 c butter
2 c AP flour
3 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder
1 TBSP baking soda
3 TBSP vanilla
splash milk (if not using eggs)
2 eggs (optional)
1 c semisweet chocolate chips (optional)

Heat oven to 375

mix in separate bowls the wet and dry ingredients then mix together, fold in choco chips

I like to chill the batter and roll into balls and dip in sugar, but you can drop them in teaspoons onto the baking dish. you can also flip the cocoa and peanut butter amounts. we like more peanut butter (1/3 cup) but you can make them with 1/3 c cocoa powder and only 3 TBSP of peanut butter. If you do, you'll need a touch more milk to get the correct consistency

Bake 10 minutes

[Sanity Claws]

2. Sounds delicious

Unfortunately, peanuts are also a migraine trigger. (Other major triggers for me: avocado, potato, eggplants, tomatoes)
It seems that you use more oil and milk to make up for no eggs. Is that right? I'm just wondering whether that is a good general rule to follow when you can't use eggs.

[japple]

5. Peanut allergy here. Potatoes, eggplants, tomatoes are in the

nightshade family of foods. Peppers are also in this family, so you might watch out for those.

Can you eat egg whites? If so, you can use egg beaters. If not, just omit them and substitute a tbsp. veg. oil and a splash of water.

Check out some food allergy cookbooks from the library. There are tons of them out there, and some of them are very good.

[Warpy]

3. Soy flour and silken tofu can often be substituted for eggs

and there are plenty of soy cookbooks out there (and probably online) that have baked goods sections. There are a lot of people out there who avoid eggs for various reasons, and quite a few of them have written cookbooks.

Also, since it's unlikely that egg whites are the cause, you might try substituting whites alone with a half teaspoon of oil and pinch of lecithin for each whole egg. The oil is for richness, the lecithin is an emulsifier and stabilizer present in egg yolk. If this gives you a headache, try eliminating the lecithin, see if that's what's causing them.

Egg whites are pure albumen, and that substance is a protein circulating in your blood stream at all times, which is why I don't think it's the culprit.

Tracking down specific migraine triggers can be tricky, sometimes. Mine are alcohol, cig smoke, and birth control pills. I couldn't have any fun!

[japple]

4. If you like traditional cornbread, this recipe might work for you.

The directions call for baking it in a cast iron skillet.

2 cups self rising cornmeal
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup corn oil.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Pour corn oil into cast iron skillet and place in oven until hot. Combine cornmeal and buttermilk and stir just until barely mixed. Pour hot cornmeal into batter and stir until smooth (a few lumps won't matter). Pour batter into hot pan and place in oven for about 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

A friend of mine also makes cornbread using White Lily buttermilk cornbread mix and just omits the egg.

I am allergic to eggwhite, and have used Jolly Joan Egg Replacer in baked goods for years. It's available in the baking section or at health food stores.

[lakemonster11]

7. Unfortunately, no one sells self-rising cornmeal in WA.

We have to buy ours when we visit family in TN. :(

[japple]

9. My daughter in Portland does the same thing. She said there

is one soul food restaurant in their area and it's the only time she gets cooking that tastes like home unless she makes it herself. She used to complain about not being able to find frozen okra in the supermarkets.

[lakemonster11]

12. Yeah,

we've learned that Uwajimaya, the huge Japanese grocery store in downtown Seattle, carries most "southern" vegetables like turnip greens and okra that we can't otherwise get here.
I guess they're considered "exotic!"

[lakemonster11]

6. Flax seeds mixed with water can be substituted for eggs in some recipes.

I've also seen recipes that call for chilled corn oil instead of eggs.

I don't have much experience with this, so I don't have any advice, but I do have an interesting cookbook called "Sinfully Vegan" that's full of cake and cookie recipes without eggs. It may even have some muffin recipes, but I'm not sure. I believe it has an introduction that explains a number of different egg replacements including when and how to use them.

The only bread I make regularly that doesn't call for eggs is beer bread. It's just made from dry ingredients (flour, rolled oats, salt, sugar, baking soda and powder) and beer. I use the recipe from the Joy of Cooking (p. 775 or thereabouts, I think).

[pdxbecca]

8. I've heard of using ground flax seeds mixed with a little water

As an egg substitute. I have used egg replacer quite frequently in baked goods. It is like a starch that comes in a box and sold at natural food stores. You mix a small amount with a little water to equal an egg, it has worked quite well.
I have suffered from migraines for years and still struggle to figure out what my triggers are.

[NMDemDist2]

10. welcome to cooking and baking AND to DU pdxbecca!

:hi:

we're a real friendly group down here, so pour yourself a cuppa what ever is your poison, put your feet up and make yourself at home!!

[Sanity Claws]

11. Thank you!

I appreciate your responses. You folks had some great ideas. Thanks again.