I have a group of vegans coming to my house for Hanukkah this year, and would love to make latkes for them. What do you think would be a good substitute for egg? I think that you can buy powdered vegan egg substitute, but I'm wondering if there is another more traditional ingredient that might work. Well, since the egg is there only as a binder, I'd think you could very well leave it out; the cakes will certainly hang together without it, especially if you've shredded the potatoes on the fine shredder. Just be sure to press them together gently on the pan. Or you could do as another reader suggested: collect the starch from the drained potato water, and add that back in, which would add more substance and help them hang together. Or you could use a classic vegan egg substitute, which is 1 tablespoon soy flour mixed with 1 tablespoon of the drained potato water in place of the egg. Or you could whisk a tablespoon of cornstarch into the flour, probably the easiest solution. Ah, a wealth of possibilities... you didn't think I'd make this easy for you, did you, Halley? :) - PJH

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