What Do You Do With L'ftover Egg Yolks?
Decorating By AgentCakeBaker Updated 14 Apr 2005 , 8:07pm by llj68
I've never used a recipe that calls for just egg whites b/c I can't stand the thought of wasting the egg yolks.
Does anyone restore the egg yolks in the refrigerater once you have used the egg whites? I was thinking of searching for a recipe that calls for egg yolks only. That way they won't go to waste.
What do you think?
i don't like the yolks anyways so it's not hard for me to see them land in the garbage... the only way i'll eat them is in deviled eggs... yumm...
I use them for cream pies, like chocolate or coconut cream....my husband doesn't like meringue anyway, so when I use egg white for something else I use the yolks and make a cream pie....I'm sure there are probably other uses.....my Melt In Your Mouth Sugar Cookies call for just egg yolks too so sometimes I make those...all these recipes can be found in the New Better Homes and Garden Cookbook, the 75th Anniversary Edition.
mostly custard or yellow cakes, just if there's only one or two, I just add it along with the whole eggs in any recipe
There's a reason why a lot of sponge cakes have cream fillings.
Pastry creams and custards are great for using leftover yolks. I wouldn't freeze them, though. I think you can make a cheesecake with just the yolks, too.
Alternately, you can do a ingredient search on allrecipes.com for stuff to use them in. http://search.allrecipes.com/recipe/ingadv.asp
Hope this helps!
Illy
Great suggestions guys! And good question AgentCB. Egg yolks are all cholestoral so I don't use them. When I make the meringue BC I just chuck them...but pasty cream sounds like a yummy idea! I'll have to do a recipe search!
Cheesecake!!!! That's what I do...
But mostly I buy the real egg white product that you purchase in the cardboard container (like the milk cartons from days gone by). 1/4 cup per egg called for in the recipe.
snicker doodles but you can only make so many cookies sometimes I cook them and give them to the dog they are supposed to be good for the dogs coat
Thanks everyone for all the advice and help. Now I know what I will do with them.
You guys are wonderful!
OR--on a different vein--you could always use them for hair conditioner or a facial! It's really wonderful for your hair and skin. LOL!
I have actually tried it a while back and it really felt great.
Lisa
Great suggestions guys! And good question AgentCB. Egg yolks are all cholestoral so I don't use them. When I make the meringue BC I just chuck them...but pasty cream sounds like a yummy idea! I'll have to do a recipe search!
We're talking cakes here, swet, high crab, and covered in a mixture of fat and sugar. And you're concerned about egg yolks? The yolk is where all teh nutrients are.
You can make a lemon or any citrus curd with it...
I use 4 egg whites for something, and use the 4 yolk for Rose Levy's Lemon Curd recipe.
In this Cake Central forum we can talk about anything! Even if it is NOT about cakes~ That's what makes us all "one big family".
Peppygirl why not join in & stop making posts that are so negative & attacking to us!
The iron is in the egg yolks that is true, but so is the fat. Sometimes I buy the Omega-3 eggs when I am going to be eating them and not just baking with them. I am on a diet so I take one whole egg and mix it with two egg whites and pitch the yolks down the kitchen sink. Better the sink gets clogged than my hubby's arteries. But mainly I am doing it to cut back on the fat and calories for me. I feel guilty every time I do it, that is true, but I don't want anything homemade around that will tempt me. I am still baking, but only for company mixed with hubby around.
Normally when I have the yolks, I would use them.
But right about now, I don't like it when "the yolks on me"! Sorry couldn't resist!
Used to buy a hair conditioner with egg yolks in it. Hhmn, with my luck now, it would just give me a fat head!
Hugs Squirrelly
In this Cake Central forum we can talk about anything! Even if it is NOT about cakes~ That's what makes us all "one big family".
Peppygirl why not join in & stop making posts that are so negative & attacking to us!
I'm not attacking you, I'm just stating my opinion, and it happens to be different than yours.
Used to buy a hair conditioner with egg yolks in it. Hhmn, with my luck now, it would just give me a fat head!
Hugs Squirrelly
LOL!! Not a fat head--just really soft and shiney hair! I usually end up cooking some of the yolks for the dogs--it makes their coats shiney and helps with the shedding.
Lisa
Haha Lisa, well I could use the help to stop shedding, but I am a bit concerned about stopping at every fire hydrant on the street, hhmn!
Hugs Squirrelly
Haha Lisa, well I could use the help to stop shedding, but I am a bit concerned about stopping at every fire hydrant on the street, hhmn!
Hugs Squirrelly
LOL
Haha Lisa, well I could use the help to stop shedding, but I am a bit concerned about stopping at every fire hydrant on the street, hhmn!
Hugs Squirrelly
LOL!! Ok wait--that came out wrong! I meant that if you use them as a conditioner on YOUR hair--you know--slop it on your wet head and wait a couple of minutes--rinse--then YOU would get soft, shiney hair.
Now--about the dogs--they eat them.
I SO wish that using them as a conditioner would stop ME from shedding. I swear, I'm losing so much hair these days it's scary. My dh is going to have a bald wife if this doesn't stop.
Now.....about those fire hydrants......LOLOLOLOL!!
Lisa
Heehee, thought you were giving them an "egg wash" there, haha! Talk about carrying the baking too far!
Hugs Squirrelly
Heehee, thought you were giving them an "egg wash" there, haha! Talk about carrying the baking too far!
Hugs Squirrelly
Hmmm-maybe I should try it! It's spring and the dogs are just exploding. I see a close shave coming in their very, very near future. I'm sure an "egg wash" would be much more pleasant for them than a trip to the groomer--or worse yet--me attempting the "field cut" (that's the technical term for shaving a dog!)
Lisa
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