Room Temperature Eggs

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pinkyEm Posted 13 Nov 2006 , 2:09am
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I read all the time recommendations of using your eggs at room temperature when baking. Does this apply to mixes or just when baking from scratch?

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vww104 Posted 13 Nov 2006 , 2:37am
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When making scratch cakes I believe that all ingredients should be room temp, according the the cake mix doctor book when using a mix, its not necessary to bring ingredients to room temp.

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pinkyEm Posted 13 Nov 2006 , 3:36am
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OK, thanks. I was just curious about that. I guess I could have asked in my first post but why do they recommend room temp eggs? I have never made anything with room temp eggs but only because I never think of it in time. I was thinking if it made a big difference I would try and remember for the next cake I make. Oh and one more ??. What about things like cookies and other baked goods? I mean, I love to bake and have for years and have never done this and my baked things come out fine. But, I'm always up for trying new techniques if they make things even better. icon_wink.gif

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moydear77 Posted 13 Nov 2006 , 4:17am
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I read this on 911baking

WHY ARE ROOM TEMPERATURE EGGS SO IMPORTANT? A typical step in a buttercake recipe is to cream with fat and sugar and then add in the eggs, one at a time. This creates an emulsion. Fat and liquid by nature are unmixable, and the goal when mixing a recipe is to form a water-in-fat emulsion. A well emulsified cake batter, for example, should not be curdled or weeping liquid, which happens if cold eggs are introduced to a room temperature butter/sugar mixture. If the emulsion breaks, the batter will loose air cells. This results in a baked cake that is grainy or flat in texture, dry and flavorless, look uneven and may even sink.

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pinkyEm Posted 13 Nov 2006 , 4:21am
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Cool. Thanks.
I'll have to give it a try and see the difference.

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cryssi Posted 13 Nov 2006 , 6:51pm
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I pretty much never remember to take my eggs out early, so I usually end up putting them in a bowl of hot/warm water for 5-10 min...

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finnox Posted 13 Nov 2006 , 8:30pm
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I do the same thing but I make sure the water isnt to hot so not to cook them.

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cryssi Posted 13 Nov 2006 , 8:31pm
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right! LOL I should have put "tap water hot"...

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Rosumcakes Posted 15 Apr 2017 , 6:53pm
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I had no idea this was a thing. It explains so much! Thank you for posting.

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