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O.K.  I am finally getting around to summarizing my responses to my
questions about egg replacer.

I asked:  What is it?  What does it do to baked goods?  Is there another
ingredient that can be substituted for it?  Where do I find it without
having to mail order?

RESPONSES:

I had your question for some time and I tried leaving the egg replacer
out of Bette Hagman's recipes. The bread was okay but did not rise quite
as much. It is true that the egg replacer serves as a leavening and does
not really replace eggs. I think it is misnamed. I do not know of a
substitute for it, but several stores near me do stock it. Maybe you
could ask a store to carry it.

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I don't know the chemistry of baking to answer your questions. But,
Ener-G egg replacer is available in our specialty grocery store. Also, I
have seen it in the health food section of a large grocery store near my
parents house. I also can buy it at our local Whole Foods and other
health food stores. So, you may be able to get it without mail ordering
it.

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I've only started baking GF breads and am also using Bette Hagman's
cookbooks. She explained that the extra egg replacer is used to help
make up for the absence of gluten that is in wheat flour. I've never
tried the breads without it, nor have I tried a substitute product. The
Ener-G Egg Replacer has been pretty easy to find, even in a small town
in Texas. I can find it out here at the health food store or in Austin
at Whole Foods and Central Market (natural and specialty groceries). I
know it can also be mail-ordered, which I haven't tried yet.

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I asked this question a few years ago, and I never got a good answer. I
generally ignore the stuff, or substitute powered egg whites if I have
them around, but if you gain insight into this, I'd love to hear it!

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You can find Egg Replacer at Whole Foods and some of the smaller health
stores in the Bay Area.

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Try experimenting with Knox unflavored gelatin instead. I don't know for
a fact that it works, but my guess is that it would.

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I got pretty good results using half gelatin powder and half baking
powder as a substitute for the  Ener-G egg replacer powder - it gives
the rising and sticking together qualities that egg gives, and I guess
with our gf flours we can use all the help we can get, even when we
already have egg and baking powder in the recipe.