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How to prepare egg glaze

Name: How to prepare egg glaze
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 150 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 eggs

Bakers and pastry chefs use a glaze ("dorure" in French - the same word as for gilding) made with whole full eggs, beaten in a blender.

This is used with a brush on pastry that would not naturally brown during cooking (brioche, puff pastry, ...).

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Duration

2 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 19^th 2026

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For 150 g, you will need:

1 3 eggs
Total weight: 150 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

2 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 2 min.

Preparation is very easy: put 3 eggs in a high-sided container or blender goblet.

Stage 2

Blend for a few seconds...

Stage 3

...your glaze is ready.

Note: If there is foam on the surface, let the glaze rest for a few minutes, then skim off the foam with a tablespoon.

Stage 4

You can prepare glaze in advance and freeze it: pour into ice cube trays.

Space out over the tray to facilitate cooling, and freeze for several hours.

Stage 5

When the glaze is frozen, turn out...

Stage 6

...bag up, and keep in the freezer.

Thaw the cubes as needed.

Remarks

Despite all that you might read in books or websites, it's not a good idea to use egg yolk on its own, as it tends to burn quickly during cooking.

Keeping: 1 day in the fridge, in a sealed jar.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	12 g RDI=19 %	0 g	10 g RDI=14 %	146 kcal RDI=7 %	611 kJ RDI=7 %
Whole recipe	18 g RDI=29 %	0 g	15 g RDI=22 %	219 kcal RDI=11 %	917 kJ RDI=11 %

Whole recipe

Possible allergens in this recipe: egg

How much will it cost?

For 150 g

0.45 €

Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.

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