I haven't tried it... but have you tried the flax substitute for eggs? I'm unsure if it would work or not for matzah balls, but it seems to do okish with other breads and cakes.

Jennifer

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From: cindy.cadman <cindy.cadman@ gmail.com>
To: allergicjews@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 1:57:19 AM
Subject: [allergicjews] Egg-free matzah balls?

There seems to be a lot of folks on this board with gluten allergies, so I don't know if anyone 
will be able to help me out.

Fortunately, gluten is not an allergy that I have to deal with. But I've been wholly unsuccessful 
in finding an egg-free matzah ball recipe that doesn't have the texture of paste. I've tried 
steaming, poaching, baking and some combination of these methods to cook them. And I've 
tried tofu and Ener-G as a replacement for the egg, which -as near as I can tell - is supposed 
to not only bind but puff up the matzah balls. 

Does anyone have any ideas that work to make the matzah balls bind together but not come 
out like wallpaper paste? Maybe a soda water combo with something that I can't begin to 
imagine?

Thanks!

P.S. We're egg-free, dairy-free, nut-free and seafood-free in our house. 

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