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Islander 9th April 2010 11:38 AM

What to do with egg yolks?
 
Making gluten-free bread means I have 4-5 lovely egg yolks left over every time. Sure, I can make custard, but it would be nice to have alternatives.

Please suggest some. I will be suitably grateful.

mlerose 9th April 2010 11:43 AM

Mayonnaise?
Chocolate mousse?

WednesdayAddams 9th April 2010 11:45 AM

Mle beat me to it. :) Chocolate mousse is wonderful. You could also make French Silk pie.

Zeener Diode 9th April 2010 11:47 AM

Drink 'em. That's what Coach would tell me.


ETA: :yuk:

HongKongFooey 9th April 2010 11:51 AM

Spaghetti Carbonara would be good.

Tipsy Imperial Concubine 9th April 2010 11:52 AM

Omelettes and frittatas, of course. Quiche. Ice cream. Pasta. Avgolemono soup: Greek Soup

Can you freeze them?

Pansy 9th April 2010 11:53 AM

Hollandaisse!

SoylentPopTart 9th April 2010 11:56 AM

Creme Brulee

Egg custard would be my backup! I guess they're kinda the same thing.

Tipsy Imperial Concubine 9th April 2010 12:01 PM

Creme Brulee...you win the thread! Drool.

Jeff 9th April 2010 12:05 PM

Buy some egg whites and make scrambled eggs!

Zeener Diode 9th April 2010 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madpansy (Post 353796)
Hollandaisse!

I'll bring the asper-grass! :D

SoylentPopTart 9th April 2010 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff (Post 353805)
Buy some egg whites and make scrambled eggs!

I like your can-do attitude. Keep that up and you'll go places, kid.


Weigh them, then freeze them and compare the weights. Report your findings to the Frozen Chickens and Mass thread.

Andrew Jackson's Hair 9th April 2010 12:43 PM

To yolks add milk, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon. Pour over stale/toasted bread cubes. Bake @ 325 for about an hour or until no liquid appears in response to a deep thumb press.

Bread puddin bitchez

Islander 9th April 2010 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Jackson's Hair (Post 353829)
To yolks add milk, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon. Pour over stale/toasted bread cubes. Bake @ 325 for about an hour or until no liquid appears in response to a deep thumb press.

Bread puddin bitchez

Not exactly gluten-free but thx anyway.

Islander 9th April 2010 12:47 PM

Thanks all. Gotta run, will be back to check later. Creme brulée sounds like a winner!

wring 9th April 2010 12:50 PM

I can be there by 7 z'at ok?

Beadalin 9th April 2010 01:50 PM

Chopped cooked egg yolks are tasty additions to tossed salad, empanadas and pastas (with olives and tomatoes and parsley and lemon).

But don't kid yourself, creme brulee is the way to go.

blank 9th April 2010 02:44 PM

Homemade Advocaat?

Pirate 9th April 2010 03:04 PM

Hollandaise sauce.

Islander 10th April 2010 08:17 AM

Thank you, my good and faithful friends, for all the suggestions.

Although I am no longer diabetic, I can remain that way only by carefully managing diet and physical activity. Alas, that excludes the recipes high in sugar that, of course, were the 5-star contributions to the thread. Goodbye, creme brulée, French silk pie, bread pudding, avgolemono, chocolate mousse. <snif>

I've made spaghetti carbonara, but that uses the whole egg. No problems there. It's the leftover yolks I gotta play with.

What remains are the hollandaise and the Greek soup. I'll definitely try the soup. I've made hollandaise before, but remind me: what's it good with, besides asparagus (which should be showing its lovely little green heads any minute now)?

shamrock 10th April 2010 08:36 AM

What about some home made Lemon Curd? Yum!

Islander 10th April 2010 08:49 AM

Looks yummy. Alas, once again, too much sugar.

Smithish 10th April 2010 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Islander (Post 354169)
I've made hollandaise before, but remind me: what's it good with, besides asparagus (which should be showing its lovely little green heads any minute now)?

Eggs Benedict!

I am surprised I am the first to suggest Egg Yolk Paint.

shamrock 10th April 2010 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smithish (Post 354217)
I am surprised I am the first to suggest Egg Yolk Paint.

Wow. I had no idea you could do that. I'm going to have to remember that for the next time I make cookies. Thanks!

Tamsen 10th April 2010 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madpansy (Post 353796)
Hollandaisse!

Ditto!

Great on other eggs or over Salmon.

HongKongFooey 10th April 2010 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Islander (Post 354169)
I've made spaghetti carbonara, but that uses the whole egg. No problems there. It's the leftover yolks I gotta play with.

It doesn't have to. I make the whole dish and then break the raw yolks over it while still hot and just before serving. The whites wind up in a meringue on the dessert or something. (Ironically, I commonly find myself with an excess of whites in the course of cooking.)

GreyCloud9 10th April 2010 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HongKongFooey (Post 354346)
It doesn't have to. I make the whole dish and then break the raw yolks over it while still hot and just before serving. The whites wind up in a meringue on the dessert or something. (Ironically, I commonly find myself with an excess of whites in the course of cooking.)

see! set up a partial egg exchange with HKF!

JavaMaven1 10th April 2010 10:57 PM

What about a nice garlic aoili? It's like a mayo, but use olive oil and a few cloves of garlic--excellent with veggies, roast beef, etc.

Parthenokinesis 11th April 2010 04:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Islander (Post 354169)
I've made hollandaise before, but remind me: what's it good with, besides asparagus (which should be showing its lovely little green heads any minute now)?

I ususally make a dinner of salmon, roasted purple potatoes and steamed asparagus when I do a Hollandaise. The sauce goes with everything on the plate (It's suprisingly good on the potatoes, i imagine it would be a good dip for french fries). i've also used egg yolks to do a bernaisse which went well with roast beef, and spiced mayo for chicken salad. Or you could experiment with different fat/oils and acids and spice and create Islanderaisse. Maybe coconut oil and lime juice, with some jerk seasoning. That might cure your bellyache.

Islander 11th April 2010 08:45 AM

Mmmm. More good ideas. Hey Curmudgeon, wanna swap yolks?


"Three giraffes walk into a bar...."

Zeener Diode 11th April 2010 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Islander (Post 354590)
"Three giraffes walk into a bar...."

:facepalm:

Islander 11th April 2010 08:57 AM

What, you heard that one?

Zeener Diode 11th April 2010 09:01 AM

"... And the fourth walked around it."

Yep. Or something like it.

HongKongFooey 11th April 2010 01:18 PM

Youse guyz need a new yolk book.




I was going to suggest devilled eggs but you may then require an eggsorcist to get rid of them.

Islander 14th April 2010 05:00 AM

Next someone will call for sausage. This is going from bad to wurst.

blank 14th April 2010 05:34 AM

wurst I was afraid, I was petrified...

HongKongFooey 14th April 2010 05:48 AM

If you folks don't want to talk about eggs then I guess I should just beat it.

Zeener Diode 14th April 2010 11:30 AM

Wake me when it's ova.

Mako 14th April 2010 11:40 AM

Swedish eggs. Please note that this recipe might not be survivable.

Grate 1/2 lb cheddar and Red Leicester cheese into a 12" oven-proof bowl.
Create six shallow wells in the cheese.
Put the egg yolks in the wells.
Bake for 10-15 minutes at 180 degrees.
While this is happening, toast some thick-sliced bread.
Scoop the cheese and eggs onto the toast.
Eat.
Consult doctor.

Zeener Diode 14th April 2010 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mako (Post 356896)
Swedish eggs. Please note that this recipe might not be survivable.

I'm not sure what to Mako this. :ninja:

Mako 14th April 2010 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeener Diode (Post 356897)
I'm not sure what to Mako this. :ninja:

Heh.

Oh heck. OP said that there's a gluten issue.

Okay - serve on a bed of...lard? Yeah. That'll work.

Andrew Jackson's Hair 14th April 2010 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Islander (Post 353834)
Not exactly gluten-free but thx anyway.

well you could go ahead and just use some of the gluten-free bread you're making, but i'd suggest just using some cubes of petty twat instead

Islander 14th April 2010 06:06 PM

Okay, today I made a lovely hollandaise.
Keep in mind that I am the only one who lives here. I was not expecting company.
I should have gotten smart when I saw that the recipe called for 1/2 cup of butter.
I made the sauce.
I cooked up a rather large lot of broccoli and cauliflower.
I poured half the sauce over half the veggies, ate them, went to book club meeting.



Came home two hours later, ate the remaining veggies and sauce.
Just shoot me, God, cuz my arteries are closing anyway.

Damn, that was good!

Chacoguy 14th April 2010 06:40 PM

Egg yolks aren't as funny as Knock-Knock ones.

Islander 14th April 2010 07:01 PM

Who's there?

missred 14th April 2010 07:01 PM

Islander, here's my mom's recipe for homemade custard that's fairly low in sugar. I've also tried this with Splenda (I'm diabetic too) and it works pretty well.

1 c. milk
2-3 Tbsp. sugar
3 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
Sprinkle of ground nutmeg


Mix the milk, egg yolks, vanilla and sugar by whisk or mixer. Pour in a glass baking dish, approximately 8"X8" or a par baked pie crust. Bake @ 400F for 10-15 minutes then turn the oven to 300F until done (usually 20-30 minutes, depending upon the dish).

Chacoguy 14th April 2010 07:02 PM

Interrupting Cow.

Islander 14th April 2010 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mako (Post 356900)
Heh.

Oh heck. OP said that there's a gluten issue.

Okay - serve on a bed of...lard? Yeah. That'll work.

AJH is right, I can use gluten-free bread if I really want that bread pudding.
I wonder...tapioca?

Chacoguy 14th April 2010 07:03 PM

MOO! MOO!

It works better verbally.






That's pretty funny that I got interrupted twice.

Islander 14th April 2010 07:03 PM

Damn! Y'all type too fast!!

I sorta like how the interruptions stepped in there, though.


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