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You should not leave egg yolks in contact with sugar

You should not leave egg yolks in contact with sugar for too long without beating them, because this contact "cooks" egg yolks and you will get small lumps of hard egg in your mixture.

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2 Ingredients

Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

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You will need:

1 3 egg yolks
2 50 g caster sugar
Total weight: 110 grams

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You should not leave egg yolks in contact with sugar

It's better to separate the egg yolk from the white and put in the mixing bowl, tip sugar on top, and beat straight away.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	9 RDI=4 %	50 RDI=5 %	20 RDI=3 %	410 RDI=20 %	1,720 RDI: 20 %
Per 100 g	9 RDI=3 %	50 RDI=4 %	20 RDI=3 %	370 RDI=20 %	1,560 RDI: 20 %

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 Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: egg

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Egg yolk

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