this post was submitted on 17 May 2024
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Wait, really? I was joking, that seems like it would not do any of the things that something like oil or butter would do when baking something.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It can work pretty well, usually in baked good that have a high moisture content like banana bread. It is certainly not a 1/1 substitute. Best practice is to follow a known recipe, or have played around enough to know what changing fat, sugar, water, levels will do. Just changing something like sugar level will change not just sweetness, but gluten formation, browning, moisture retention. It can be complex.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Reminds me of advice I got from my grandma: Cooking is a hobby, baking is science.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nah, i do a great job of just getting stoned and winging it when i bake. People usually love it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Are these other people also stoned when they try it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Baking is black magic.

Convince me otherwise. 😛

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

As an egg replacement in cakes it works okayish. Roughly one or two tablespoons per egg, but it of course depends on what you're trying to achieve.