Method 1: Beat the egg liquid
1. Beat the eggs into a small bowl. Any kind and size of eggs will do. Remember, there will be more egg liquid made from large eggs than from small eggs or quail eggs. If you want to make the egg liquid darker, just take the yolk and add a pinch of salt. Salt will liquefy the yolk for easy application.
2. add 1 teaspoon of liquid. You can add water, milk, whipped cream or soybean milk according to your preference. Liquid can dilute egg yolk, so that cakes will not crack during baking due to dehydration. If the egg liquid still looks thick, add 1 to 2 teaspoons of liquid. The appearance of baked cakes is different with the addition of different liquids. For example, adding water will darken the color of cakes, while adding milk and whipped cream will make cakes look more shiny.
3. Start beating to mix the egg white and yolk evenly. Take an eggbeater or fork in your hand and circle the bowl with the strength of your wrist. After continuous stirring for 1 seconds, the egg white and yolk will be evenly blended. Be careful not to foam.
4. Add other ingredients according to your preference and stir well. If you like the egg liquid to be darker in color and with some aroma, you might as well add a few pinch of spices, such as cinnamon powder or nutmeg powder. If you want the pastry surface to be shiny or the dough to be more closely combined, add a little salt.
5. If necessary, add more water to dilute the egg liquid. Pastries such as pastry or bread will swell badly during baking. If you brush this kind of pastry with egg liquid, you need to add 1 to 2 teaspoons of liquid to prevent the pastry from swelling and cracking.
Method 2: Choose an egg-free substitute
1. Use pure half cream and half milk, or fresh cream instead of egg liquid. Even if the "egg liquid" does not contain eggs, the baked cakes are golden and attractive. If you brush the cake with half cream, half milk or whipped cream, it will not be shiny after baking. Remember, whipped cream is likely to crack when heated.
2. Use olive oil instead of egg liquid. For vegetarians, olive oil is an excellent substitute for egg liquid. Just brush pure olive oil directly on bread or other cakes. Although olive oil can add some luster to cakes, it will also bring some smell of olive oil. If you plan to bake sweet cakes, you'd better not brush olive oil. Soymilk mixed with a few teaspoons of water is also an "egg liquid" suitable for vegetarians.
3. Go to the supermarket to buy egg liquid substitutes. You can buy vegetarian egg liquid, or an egg liquid substitute made of egg white and thickener. If the substitute is liquid, brush it directly on the cake. If it's powder, you have to add some water so that it can be painted.
ingredients
a whole egg
1 to 3 teaspoons of milk, whipped cream or water.
the prepared egg liquid is enough for a loaf of bread or a pie crust.