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Benefits of an Eggless Diet
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Benefits of an Eggless Diet
Eggless recipes are those food items that have been cooked with an egg substitute or no egg at all. Although eggs are high in protein, many people shy away from eating eggs and prefer to consume eggless food instead. People who are Vegetarians or vegans for religious purposes or health try to eat food which is free of egg. Allergic reactions to eggs are quite common while older people suffer from hypertension and heart disease which is enhanced by cholesterol contained in eggs. They are often advised to eat eggless food products.
History- Eggless recipes have been around for a long time almost since the beginning of civilization. Some ancient communities practiced vegetarianism as part of their religious practices and shunned eggs completely. The health benefits of consuming eggless foods became apparent in the 18th and 19th centuries when the cooking of eggless recipes became popular. A number of recent converts who avoid eating eggs do so because of cruelty to animals.
Eggless recipes do not contain eggs in any form at all, be it fresh or powdered. Some people do confine themselves to avoiding the yolk of the egg only, while others will not eat it at all. Gelatin, arrowroot and banana is used as a substitute to bake cakes. Tofu is one of the most common substitutes used by eggless recipes. Potato starch, corn starch and soy powder is used as binding in lieu of eggs.Health benefits of eggless recipes “Allergy to eggs are the second most common allergy found in children. It is best to stop eating eggs completely and opt for a vegetarian eggless fare. You can use egg substitutes only if you know that you are not allergic to them and with the consent of your doctor. Egg yolks contain high levels of cholesterol which leads to arteriosclerosis and heart disease in the elderly. People who suffer from hypertension also need to eliminate eggs from their diet in order to lead a normal life. Salmonella contaminated eggs pose a major health scare especially in developing countries where the food laws are not very stringent. It might be safer to avoid eggs completely.
Being a vegan is definitely more a life style choice than a philosophy. Eating animal fats and proteins has been found by research to raise one’s risk of cancer, heart disease, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis. With many people embracing veganism because of religious or lifestyle reasons the eggless cake is becoming increasingly popular.
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Before we can get decorating, we’ve got to have something to decorate. Mix together your desired batter, use the Trolls cookie cutter to shape the cookie, push the dowel halfway into the cookie and bake according to your recipe directions.
Pro tip: to make sure the dough keeps its shape, chill the batter thoroughly in the fridge before cutting out the shapes and baking.
Knead the fondant against your workspace to make it soft and workable. Be sure to sprinkle a little bit of cornstarch before kneading so the fondant won’t stick to the surface. Once your fondant is soft and has some stretch, roll it out with a rolling pin until it’s about ⅛-inch thick.
Use the same cookie cutter you used on your batter to cut the fondant into the shape of Poppy’s head.
Brush a bit of water over the back side of your fondant cut-out. (Our photo shows a layer of buttercream here, but water does the job just fine.) Check with a finger to see that the fondant is tacky — that's how you'll know it's moist enough. Carefully lay the fondant Poppy on top of the cookie and gently push down with your fingers to make sure it seals on there securely.
Crazy hair is a Trolls staple. To make some for your cookie, knead and roll a darker shade of pink fondant just like you did before. Once again, use the Poppy cookie cutter to get your shape. But this time, instead of placing the whole shape onto the cookie, use a dresden or other scoring tool to mark out her hair line and cut it out. An easy way to find the hair line: cut from ear to ear.
Use a small paint brush to apply a little bit of water to the back of her fondant hair piece and secure it to the top of your cookie.
Pick your dresden tool back up! To add hair-like texture, simply sweep your tool from her hair line to the tip of the cookie to create long indents. Be sure to do this gently so you don’t cut through the fondant.
Now to make her cute face! When adding her eyes, be careful you leave enough room under the hair to place the eyelashes. Make things easy on yourself and use pre-made candy eyes. Press them down into her fondant face and smooth out any wrinkles in the fondant that appear.
Roll tiny pieces of black fondant into a teardrop shape and set them aside for a few minutes to firm up. Once again, use water and a paint brush to wet above her eyes and secure the fondant lashes. Poppy now has her big, beautiful lashes!
Using the same color fondant as Poppy’s hair, roll a small (but thick) oblong shape. Place it right below her eyes and use your dresden tool to create two nostrils. With the same tool, draw a smile under her nose, and detail her ears with simple lines.
Not all of Poppy’s hair stands up on her head. Roll two pieces of the dark pink fondant into two cones and apply them to each side of her face. Texture these pieces just as you did with her main hair piece.
As any Trolls fan knows, Poppy loves all things happy and cute — including her flowery headband. Roll a piece of green gum paste into a skinny vine and glue it (yep, using water and a paint brush again!) across the edge of her hairline, cutting off any excess.
Roll out some blue fondant, following the same kneading-and-cornstarch procedure as before, and use a small cookie cutter to cut out tiny flowers. (You can also shape these freehand if you like.) Secure the flowers across her headband with water.
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HOW TO MAKE MARBLED COOKIE DOUGH
What you need:
• Your go-to plain cookie dough
• Rolling pin
• Gel or paste food coloring
• Cookie cutters (any shape!)
• Flour for dusting
• Cookie baking tray
• Silicone baking mat
Step 1:
Once your plain cookie dough has chilled according to your recipe, it’s ready to work with. Section your dough into a 1/3 portion (which you’ll tint another color) and a 2/3 portion (which you’ll leave plain). This ratio gives you the best color results!
Step 2:
Color the smaller portion of dough, using your gel or paste food coloring. Aim for a nice contrast between the tinted dough and the plain dough.
Put all your dough back in the fridge for around 15 minutes. Adding color will heat the dough up, and it’s important that it stays nice and chilled.
Step 3:
It’s tempting to make marbled cookies the same way you’d make 
Remove both pieces of dough from the fridge. Rip the colored dough into small pieces. Press the colored pieces at random around your plain, uncolored dough.
Start the marbling process by roughly mixing and kneading the dough. Usually when you’re mixing color, you want it to be fully incorporated and even — but that’s not the case with marbling!
Continue gently mixing and kneading until you see streaks of color throughout the dough. Don’t over-mix it!
Step 4:
Now dust your rolling pin and surface with flour. Carefully roll out the cookie dough. Fun, marbled streaks of color should start to stretch out into the dough!
Step 5:
Cut whatever shapes you like. You can even try to position the cutters so you get the best marbled look in every cookie. Chill the cut-out cookies and bake according to your recipe.
YIELD: 1 SMOOTHIE
COOKIE SMOOTHIE OATMAL
PREP: 15 TOTAL MINUTES: 15 MINUTES
A delicious dairy-free and protein-rich smoothie that tastes just like an oatmeal cookie!
