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.
44,9174.7/5 for 29 ratings
Last modified on: February 21th 2011
You will need:
- 1
3 egg yolks - 2
50 g caster sugar - Total weight: 110 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
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71,1054.2/5 for 12 ratings 2 hours 14 min.
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 410 Kcal or 1,717 Kj | 10 gr | 50 gr | 19 gr |
| 21 % | 4 % | 5 % | 3 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 373 Kcal or 1,562 Kj | 9 gr | 45 gr | 17 gr |
| 19 % | 3 % | 4 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For : 0.21 €
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| Egg yolk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon chard rolls, Hazelnut and orange cake, Panettone, Dauphinoise potatoes with Serano ham, Chocolate cream, ... All |
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