egg whites to use up

JillS_2 · 15 March 2011 at 4:18PM

purpleheather2810 wrote: »

You'll have to beat it up and use as normal egg. I would think the bits of yolk would mess up your meringue. Scrambled egg for lunch?!

Thanks but not enough yolk in it to be usable for scrambled egg.

whispywillow · 15 March 2011 at 4:24PM

JillS wrote: »

I wanted an egg yolk last night but the egg was stuck to the box and very thin shelled so when I got it out the shell just cracked open. I managed to tip it into a saucer and got (most of) the yolk I wanted but now I've got an egg white with flecks of yolk in.

I normally use my whites for meringue but I've seen strong warnings against having any yolk in the whites so is there anything else I can use this white for?

TIA

If you have even the slightest bit of yolk in the egg white then you wont be able to make a meringue with stiff peaks. You could get away with using it for something like royal icing, which only requires medium peaks - but the yolk is basically fat, and any fat in egg whites will make the mixture too dense for a stiff peaked meringue..!

JillS_2 · 15 March 2011 at 4:29PM

squeaky wrote: »

Yes, you can store it in either the fridge or the freezer until such time as you are making either scrambled eggs or an omelette...

..or in one of those recipes that call for egg whites where a bit of yolk isn't critical you can add this "extra" in.

Or... egg whites are used to clarify certain soups, so ordinarily you'd end being stuck wondering what to do with a spare yolk

Or... when you are doing a thing with breadcrumbs - don't bother using a whole egg, just use this white.

OR... well, you get the idea

Thanks. The breadcrumb idea is a good one.

But just after writing my post I was looking through an old file that I had when I was first married and learning to cook and I'd got a couple of pages in there headed "What to do with Leftovers" with several ideas under Egg White including macaroons which is what I think I'll do. Macaroons -- mmmm!

PS I've added your breadcrumb idea to my updated list in my current kitchen book (along with the ideas from my old file)