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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Lifestyle
Emmeline Saunders

Best egg alternatives to beat the shortage - tofu, aquafaba and apple sauce ranked

With supermarket shelves laid bare and egg supplies squeezed by a combination of avian flu and spiralling production costs, finding a box of fresh eggs is now rarer than hens’ teeth.

So what are the alternatives? We tried out a range of egg-cellent substitutes, including a World War II-inspired recipe for eggless pancakes, applesauce blondies and tofu-swirled chocolate mousse.

Using a clutch of ingredients across seven different recipes, we work out the stand-out alternatives to eggs, from the cracking to the downright oeuf-ul…

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