Shortcuts in the Kitchen

There is something just as exciting as saving money, and that is saving time – especially when it means either a trip into town or being able to stay put!

How many times have you started to get together the ingredients for a recipe when you realize you are one ingredient short! For me, it’s not optional to drive down to the store to pick up the needed ingredient. I only live a few miles out of town, but the mentality that I’m still out of town keeps me from running in. And these days, gas prices as they are, we’d do well to plan ahead, or make do when we don’t. So…here’s a few neat substitutes I’ve found that work when I’m missing an ingredient or two:

Eggs

• 1 Tbsp. ground flax + ¼ cup water = 1 egg
Heat this on the stove until ooey-gooey like an egg. This works great in any baking recipe I’ve tried. I don’t suspect it would work well for scrambled eggs – ha!!

Here’s a few others to try:
• 2 T. cornstarch = 1 egg
• 2 T. arrowroot flour = 1 egg
• 2 T. potato starch = 1 egg
• 1 heaping T. soy powder + 2 T. water = 1 egg
• 1 T. soy milk powder + 1 T. cornstarch + 2 T. water = 1 egg.
• 1 banana = 1 egg in cakes.
• 2 egg whites + 1 - 3 tsp. vegetable oil for each yolk omitted = 1 egg
• 1 egg white + 2 1/4 teaspoons nonfat dry milk powder + 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (may store 1 week in refrigerator or freezer) = 1 egg
• 2 T. water + 1/2 tsp. baking powder = 1 egg in cookies and cakes only.
• 2 T. flour + 1/2 T shortening + 1/2 tsp. baking powder + 2 T liquid (use liquid called for in recipe) = 1 egg for cookie and cake recipes calling for 2-3 eggs

A couple of places in the Bible it mentions to us to redeem the time (Eph 5:16 and Col.4:5). Making wise use of our time in one area will "free it up" (or redeem it) in another. The Lord is making a correlation here for us. You've heard of 'buying time'. Well, this is one way we can buy time as it were. Keeping tabs on time where we can save it, frees up time for other things. Try redeeming your time this week in areas you can. A few minutes here and there can add up fast to great time savings later. Make good use of that 'freed up time' by doing something nice for someone else - maybe, take them a good, hearty homecooked meal!

Stop by tomorrow for a few more substitutes!

Have a blessed day.

Lori