What can I use as an egg replacement in these fortune cookies?

The recipe suggests using 1 teaspoon of an egg replacement like a chia egg or flax egg to bind the ingredients.

How do I get the fortune cookies to hold their shape?

The key is to form them quickly while they are still hot, pinching one side to the other and pressing over a glass, then placing them in a muffin tray to harden in the desired shape.

Why is beet juice included in the ingredients?

A half teaspoon of beet juice is added to the batter to give the fortune cookies a natural, appealing pink color.

What's the best way to spread the batter for the cookies?

On a silicone baking mat, put a teaspoon of batter and spread it with a spoon into a thin, even circle before baking.

How can I protect my hands when forming the hot cookies?

The recipe recommends covering your fingers with band-aids and kitchen-safe plastic gloves to protect them from the heat while quickly forming the cookies.

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Egg-Free Fortune Cookies
[Vegan]

BH By: Bianca Haun

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Stack of freshly baked, naturally pink egg-free fortune cookies, some with paper fortunes peeking out, on a white plate.

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Egg-Free Fortune Cookies [Vegan]

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Vegan

These vegan fortune cookies are the perfect way to finish up your favorite Chinese carry-out type meal. You can insert your own fortunes for your friends, family, and colleagues too. Not only are they completely vegan, they're also naturally colored with beet juice.

Ingredients You Need for Egg-Free Fortune Cookies [Vegan]

1 teaspoon of an egg replacement (chia egg, flax egg,...)
3/4 cup confectioner's sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
A pinch of salt
1 teaspoon coconut milk powder (you can omit that one but I love the taste of it)
A few drops vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon beet juice
5 tablespoons water

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How to Prepare Egg-Free Fortune Cookies [Vegan]

Pre-heat the oven to 400°F.
In a mixing bowl add in all the ingredients given above, but add the water little by little. Whip with a hand mixer. Your batter shouldn't be too thick.
On a silicone baking mat put a teaspoon of the batter and spread it with a spoon in a circle. Place two circles on the mat and put it in the oven.
When the circles starten to brown on the sides, take them out. (The next steps have to happen quickly, because once the cookie get cold, you can't form it anymore)
Scrape it off the mat, flip it, place a fortune sheet on it, pinch one side on the other and press the whole cookie over the side of a glass to bring it in a fortune cookie form. The cookie is still hot, so I covered my fingers with some band-aids and kitchen-safe plastic gloves to protect them.
Put the cookie in a muffin tray, so it stays in the form while it hardens.
Repeat for the rest

Notes

First I hated it making these, because the cookie was sooo hot and I was burning my fingers all the time, but once I've protected my fingers with band-aids it was so much fun and I kind of like got addicted to forming these. I'll definitely make them again!

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