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DD1 is allergic to egg. We use an egg substitute for baking but just wondering if I want to make fish cakes, veggie burgers etc. could I use the egg substitute or are there other ways of doing it? Also if I want o coat foods in breadcrumb what works other than egg?

I got a Finger Foods kids recipe book with loads of lovely ideas but nearly everything has egg in.

Thanks

Hi I don't have an answer for you but someone on here might be able to help.

My DD2 is allergic to dairy and egg.

When I make chicken nuggets, I drop chicken pieces into soya milk and then roll in the breadcrumbs - it doesn't work as well as the flour/egg/breadcrumbs method but it is ok and DD2 loves them (chop some parsley and mix with the breadcrumbs too).

I gave up with kids food books as all the recipes had egg or dairy in.

I just make what I want and adjust the recipe so that she can eat it.

I used to look for inspiration on vegan websites as they have lots of dairy & egg free baking (you can keep in the dairy). See Vegan Village and Vegan Society.

Also take a look at this Kids with allergies website.

Pesto works well for chicken nuggets. Not sure it'll be very nice with fishcakes etc!

Yoghurt works

DD and DS both egg allergic - I find that buttermilk (buy it from Waitrose) is best then coat in breadcrumbs.

Fish cakes and burgers I just find they often bind fine without the egg.

I find putting stuff in the oven food breaks up less than frying it when you can't use egg.