Flax ‘Egg’

Technique 2

Preparation info
  • Makes:

    1

    flax ‘egg’
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      15 min

Appears in
Plant Academy: The Cookbook: Plant-based techniques & recipes for creative cooking

By Lauren Lovatt

Published 2025

  • About

Mixing ground flax seeds with water creates a gel. Flax seeds work brilliantly as a binder because of their ability to produce this particular texture. Avoid buying pre-ground flax seeds as they go rancid so quickly and use golden flax seeds rather than brown flax are they are more gelatinous.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp freshly ground golden flax seeds
  • 1 tbsp filtered water

Method

Whisk the flax and water together and leave to stand for 10 minutes. Once made a gel, it will remain that way and can be made ahead of time.