Vegan Egg Washes: I tested all of them

And made the perfect one!

I’m trying something different this week. I think it could be fun for this newsletter to occasionally offer a peek into my test kitchen (excuse me, I haven’t had time to do the dishes). Most of what I do behind the scenes of School Night Vegan involves pretty rigorous recipe testing. Depending who you ask, this is super boring to some people, and super interesting to others. My theory is that you, dear reader, are in the latter group. Let’s find out!

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Anyway, I’ve been working on a bunch of baked recipes recently which have required an “egg wash” to achieve that glossy, golden brown finish. Obviously I can’t just use egg, because I’m a massive vegan, and this is one of those fun moments where every article online has a different suggestion about what to use instead. Well guess what? I tested all of them. Here’s what I learned, with photos!