what can i do with left over egg yolks?!?

mildred1978

Custard.

bohemia

Add a bit of honey and olive oil, slather it on your face and leave for 10 minutes before rinsing with hot water! Best face mask ever!

VfM4meplse

I second the suggestion for fresh custard, it'll keep for a couple of days and will come in really handy for mince pies etc. An added slug of brandy will make it extra festive.

sexymouse

This also has a few recipes sorted out by how many egg yolks they use.

seabright

Freeze them. You can freeze yolks or whites, separately. Just not whole eggs

Kitten_Pie

I have quite a few recipes that use egg whites only so have bought some egg whites to avoid making loads of custard (don't have a freezer)

I use 2 chicks egg whites from sainsburys.

BitterAndTwisted

Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise.

Oh, and a proper baked custard if you must

Rachel021967

Cheese straws or sweet shortcrust pastry for your mince pies.

Chickenopolis

profiteroles?

BitterAndTwisted

ChocClare wrote: »

You could make uovo sbattuto - to your 2 egg yolks add A LOT of sugar (about 4 tablespoons if I remember rightly - keep adding it gradually until it won't take any more) and beat until it goes pale and thick.

Yes I know it sounds like a recipe for a heart attack but this is what all good Italian children used to have spread on buttered toast and, believe me, it is scrumola. Just try it once. You never have to do it again (although you will want to...)!

Blimey, I've just gone back in time some thirty-odd years. If I made that now, what could I do with the whites...?:D

I never knew there was a proper name for this: trust the Italians to know what's what. We used to make that when Mum used the egg-whites for things like meringues and floating islands or apple snow. It was considered a proper treat. Half of the fun was in the beating although we didn't eat it on buttered toast, we just ate it as was. We called it plain old "egg in a cup". I wonder where my German granny got an Italian recipe from because I know that she had never travelled there. Life is full of mysteries.