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How to prepare egg glaze

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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Last modified on: October 17^th 2018

For 150 g, you will need:

1 3 eggs
Total weight: 150 grams

Change those ingredients for: 50 g 75 g 150 g 300 g 450 g

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Start to finish
2 min.	2 min.

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

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 2 min.

How to prepare egg glaze : Photo of step #1

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

Stage 2

How to prepare egg glaze : Photo of step #2

Blend for a few seconds...

Stage 3

How to prepare egg glaze : Photo of step #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

How to prepare egg glaze : Photo of step #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

How to prepare egg glaze : Photo of step #5

When the glaze is frozen, turn out...

Stage 6

How to prepare egg glaze : Photo of step #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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
219 Kcal or 917 Kj	19 gr	< 1 gr	16 gr
11 %	7 %	<1 %	2 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
146 Kcal or 611 Kj	13 gr	< 1 gr	11 gr
7 %	5 %	<1 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 150 g : 0.44 €

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