What to do with egg yolks stuck on your hands?
This is a question I often ask myself.
Because when cooking, it is not uncommon to only need egg whites.
As a result, I end up with unused egg yolks and I don't know what to do with them.
So I asked my grandmother.
And she told me all her simple and anti-waste tips for using up leftover egg yolks .
Salty or sweet recipe... Here are 17 easy recipes for using egg yolks. Watch:
If you have egg yolks, it's now or never to make a succulent custard .
This is a classic recipe that goes perfectly well with most of your desserts.
For example a homemade chocolate cake or a delicious mug cake.
Admit that your mouth is watering too! The recipe here.
Got extra egg yolks? It's a great excuse to make pasta carbonara .
Because yes, you got it...
To make this delicious creamy sauce that coats tagliatelle so well, you need egg yolks.
It is even essential. It's an economical, quick recipe that everyone helps. The recipe here.
When you taste homemade mayonnaise , then impossible to eat industrial mayonnaise.
It's so easy. But best of all...
You need an egg yolk to make delicious homemade mayonnaise.
And you don't need a Thermomix to succeed with your mayonnaise recipe!
Got extra egg yolks?
That's good because you need lots of egg yolks to make delicious crèmes brûlées .
This simple and economical dessert will delight the taste buds of your guests!
Here is the easy recipe to make a crème brûlée Cyril Lignac style .
Did you notice?
It's not always easy to form nice meatballs or steaks for a homemade burger with ground meat.
Sometimes the meat does not hold well. And the dumplings or steak form badly. Do you know what I mean?
Just add a raw egg yolk to make the meat easier to work with. The egg yolk serves as a binder.
And there is no impact on the final taste.
You don't necessarily think about it... But when there are egg yolks left...
You can always add them to the preparation to make a good omelet . Easy, right?
If there is a salad that I love... It's the Caesar salad with garlic croutons!
But we have to admit, this salad would be nothing without its special sauce!
Well, guess what, it only takes one egg yolk to make this delicious sauce.
Have an unused egg yolk?
You know what you have left to do. The recipe here.
Do you have any egg yolks?
Turn them into ice cream !
All gourmets will be delighted.
Here is an easy-to-make honey ice cream recipe without an ice cream maker with egg yolks.
Some cakes taste like childhood!
This is the case of Breton palets .
This sweet taste with a touch of salt, this crunchy and melting texture in the mouth...
A real snack treat!
Well, do you know that it takes egg yolks to make them? The recipe here.
Another local speciality:cannelés.
This time, you have to go to Bordeaux to taste these delicious soft cupcakes.
Unless you make them yourself at home.
And in this case you need egg yolks. The recipe here.
Despite its name, the hollandaise sauce is a great classic of French cuisine.
And the base of this sauce is a foamy cream (a sabayon) made with egg yolks.
This sauce goes very well with eggs, white fish or asparagus. The recipe here.
Of course, to brown a puff pastry , nothing beats a beaten egg yolk.
It's the best way to have a nice golden puff pastry.
And to make little sausage puff pastries for the aperitif, it's ideal (and not expensive!).
A lemon curd is a lemon custard.
It can be easily made in a few minutes in the microwave.
Afterwards, it is eaten like that with a teaspoon.
Or it serves as a base for making a lemon pie.
Either way, remember that you need egg yolks to make this lemon curd recipe.
Make a cookie in a mug with lots of chocolate chips and an egg yolk, would you like it?
It must be said that this mug cookie recipe is super easy and quick.
And it's just really really really good!
Glaze a cake with an egg yolk...
This is a pastry technique well known to our grandmothers to have a beautiful, shiny and appetizing cake!
It must be said that it is simple and it is effective.
The Vendée brioche is a great classic of the pastry of our grandmothers.
I guess we all remember that delicious smell of brioche in the kitchen...
Well, one of the secrets to making this homemade brioche recipe a success is to add an egg yolk.
If you've ever been to Portugal, you must have tasted this delicious local Lisbon specialty .
If not, it's time to make them at home!
These cupcakes are made with several egg yolks. The recipe here.
