Confronting A Shortage Of Eggs, Bakers Get Creative With Replacements

NPR | By Dan Charles

Published August 2, 2015 at 5:20 PM EDT

Eggs are becoming more expensive and scarce recently because so many chickens have died from avian flu. So bakers, in particular, are looking for cheaper ingredients that can work just as well. (This story previously aired on All Things Considered on July 22, 2015.)

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Dan Charles is NPR's food and agriculture correspondent.

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