Let’s talk about a different kind of flu. The bird flu that is still having a devastating impact on birds across the US. The best that can be said about it is that only one person has died. Also positive is that there has been ZERO person to person transfer.
Believe me, that’s a good thing. Remember, measles, the hot virus on the block that is attacking humans, is 90% infectious. If there are 10 unvaccinated people in a group and all are exposed to a person who has the measles, 9 will get the measles.
There has been bird to other animal transfer. To cows and even pet cats. Even bird to human transfer. Which is a stepping stone on the way to infect human to human. This is stepping stone we don’t want.
Ever.
This uncertainty and lack of supply impacts egg prices. Which leads to limits on how many cartons you can buy at stores and your wallet can limit how many cartons you buy a week.
To run a weekly morale project such as Cookie Thursday is a Thing means that sometimes the box must be thought outside of.
The theme this month will be “That’s a good egg… substitute”.
I have done a ton of reading on what other people are doing to substitute eggs in cooking or in baking. I mean the vegans have been doing it forever.
I am going to bake the same recipe and the same cookie each week for this month. The only change will be the egg substitution method.
First up is the flax egg.
One flax egg is 1 tbs ground flax and 3tbs of water. You let it sit for a few minutes to gel and then add to a recipe and bake.
I am going to use the most familiar of the cookie recipes in my repertoire- the Toll House chocolate chip cookie. The recipe normally calls for 2 eggs so I will be doubling the flax egg recipe.
Wish me luck.
Dispatches from the Evening Shift 