Brushing baked goods with egg allows you to achieve an appetizing color and glossy shine.
However, experienced cooks have other options in their arsenal that also help to achieve the perfect result.
Milk
If the baking dough contains dairy products, then milk is ideal for greasing the dessert. The dish is removed from the oven and milk is applied immediately. This makes the treat softer.
Butter or vegetable oil
An appetizing appearance and aroma, softness - all this is provided by butter. If the baking dough does not contain animal products, including milk, then butter is replaced with vegetable oil.
Sugar syrup
A sweet roll, a bun, a sweet pie or a cupcake are desserts for which sugar syrup is ideal. Experienced cooks improve the aroma of this product with vanilla, zest, star anise, cardamom, and almond essence.
Starch jelly
You can use any - potato, corn, rice. Thanks to it, the baked goods get a glossy shine, which appears after cooling. The thickness of the layer and the gloss depend on the density of the jelly.
