No Egg Cakes
Egg cakes or ‘eierkoeken’ are typical Dutch treats. They look and taste more or less like these pretty babies here. But these ones don’t contain egg! How does that work? Well, they contain black salt or kala namak, which gives it the egg-like taste! How cool? It appears to have a high sulphur content, which causes the smell and taste. It smells quite horrible, more like rotten eggs, but if you use just a tiny bit, it can be pretty nice! This was the first time I used the stuff and I think it worked well. Black salt looks nice too: it has a pink colour. It can be used in other ‘fake egg’ dishes as well, like in ‘scrambled eggs’. The recipe for the vegan egg cakes I found here on Vegetus. I have translated the Dutch into English for you. I’m sure she doesn’t mind! Here goes: No Egg Cakes Preparation time: 10 min Baking time: 20 min Makes: 4-5 cakes The secret of the vegan egg cakes is in the two spoons …