You should not beat egg yolks at high speed to start with


You should not beat egg yolks at high speed to start with
You should not start beating egg yolks and caster sugar at high speed, because this splashes drops of egg yolk against the sides of the bowl, which then go hard as they dry.
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011
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Stage 1
You should not beat egg yolks at high speed to start with : Stage 1
To avoid this, you should start beating gently, without switching on your mixer, just stir it round. By doing this, you will break egg yolks and start to mix them with sugar.

Stage 2
You should not beat egg yolks at high speed to start with : Stage 2
Once this premix is done, you can switch on the mixer and beat as normal.

Don't forget that you should not leave egg yolks in sugar to wait any length of time.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe9 RDI=4 %80 RDI=7 %20 RDI=3 %510 RDI=30 %2,140 RDI: 30 %
Per 100 g7 RDI=3 %60 RDI=5 %10 RDI=2 %380 RDI=20 %1,580 RDI: 20 %
Per egg yolks3 RDI=1 %30 RDI=2 %6 RDI=1 %170 RDI=9 %710 RDI: 9 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 3 eggs yolks : 0.25 €
  • Per egg yolks : 0.10 €

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