I freeze them in an ice cube tray, then zip-bag them when they are frozen. When I need egg yolks to make pastry cream, all I have to do is take out the number of "cubes" I need the night before I need them, put them into a bowl, cover with plastic, and refrigerate to thaw.
They also come in handy when making french toast.
Theresa ![]()
Homemade egg noodles! They are really rich when made with egg yolks only, so caution to those on cholesterol diets! Also remember the egg yolk is only about 1/3 of the whole egg, so if you normally use 2 eggs to make a batch of egg noodles, you'll use 5 or 6 to make the same size batch. I used to give bags of frozen egg noodles out in my Christmas baskets to friends. Big hit as no one really makes homemade noodles much anymore.
I mix a little bit of sugar and vanilla then store them in the fridge or freeze them for longer storage. I use them to make sponge cakes. there is a recipe that calls for egg yolks only....I also use them in pastry cream.....French buttercream also uses egg yolks only....
i've got a recipe for a butter sponge cake that takes 6 yolks.
1 c sifted flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 c milk
1/4 c butter
6 yolks
1 c sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
oven 350*
sift dry together. heat milk & butter until butter melts, keep hot. beat egg yolks until thick & lemon colored. gradually add sugar, beating constantly. it'll get almost white. add vanila. add flour mix. stir until just mixed. gently stir in hot milk mix. bake in greased & floured pan for 30-35 mins. don't invert. cool in pan. makes 2 9" rounds.
i actually got this out of a cookbook from about 35 years ago, but no modern versions have it in it anymore. i suppose it's because of the egg yolks. not very "heart healthy" and all that. phooey! when i want cake, i want cake, i wanna be bad not healthy ![]()
anyway, this is a delicious cake & i always make it at the same time i make my angel cake which takes 6 whites. no waste and twice the cake!
Gothgate -
Thanks for sharing that recipe with us. It sounds really easy to make.
Theresa ![]()
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