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Original poster

to hate recipes that call for half an egg

29 replies

JinnyS · 15/10/2010 12:39

I've got an urge to bake biscuits. Rarely I have all imaginable baking ingredients from cream of tartar through to rolled oats.

The last three recipes I've looked at ask for half an egg. I know I could make double but then I'd have 40 biscuits and I'll get fat

So how do you measure half an egg anyway

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NigellaPleaseComeDineWithMe · 15/10/2010 12:41

Which half the white or the yolk Grin.

PoorlyConstructed · 15/10/2010 12:41

we used to have to share eggs one between two in home ec at school. Someone always had too much, someone else too little.

However, I say make 40. I'll help you eat them.

GrimmaTheNome · 15/10/2010 12:43

I've never seen a recipe which doesn't call for an integer number of eggs (or yolks/whites but thats a different matter) but I guess what I'd do is beat it then do one teaspoon for the recipe, one in the dog's bowl till it was all gone.

Its probably not too critical anyway given the variable size of eggs.

(btw, YANBU - does seem pretty stupid to have fractional egg recipes)

LaBellaSantaCatarinadiSienna · 15/10/2010 12:44

I know! I know! I saw on a programme once that a beaten egg is 4 tablespoons, so beat the egg and use 2 tablespoons.

Simples Grin

GrimmaTheNome · 15/10/2010 12:44

Just a thought - I would imagine biscuit dough is freezable, since pastry is, so make double and freeze half.

beenaghostlately · 15/10/2010 12:45

Use the rest to glaze the pie you're going to bake tomorrow ....

Original poster
JinnyS · 15/10/2010 12:46

I'm going to make double and freeze half. What a brilliant idea.

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FoundWanting · 15/10/2010 12:47

Make two lots of different biscuits.

Variety is the spice of life. And 2 lots of 20 is nowhere near as many as 40.

raucousdorcas · 15/10/2010 12:47

Beat the egg and judge by eye how much is half. Fry up the other half for a very small omelette, or give to the dog!

I know what you mean - I have a recipe book where many of the recipes ask for 25gram onion/pepper/celery/whatever. Who is going to weigh that out?

Original poster
JinnyS · 15/10/2010 12:47

what pie beenaghostlately?

This is my domestic goddess moment for the year!

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beenaghostlately · 15/10/2010 13:01

I thought you might be on a roll.

thisisyesterday · 15/10/2010 13:03

how weird! i have never, in my life seen a recipe that needed half an egg

definitely very annoying!

diddl · 15/10/2010 13:06

If there´s other liquid as well I use a whole egg & half an egg´s worth less of the other liquid iyswim.

Doubt that´s any good with biscuits though.

JeezyPeeps · 15/10/2010 13:09

Hobnob Recipe

Ingredients

8oz sr flour
8oz sugar
8oz porridge oats
8oz margarine
1tbsp golden syrup
1tbsp hot water
1/2 tsp bic soda

Instructions

Mix the flour, oats and sugar, melt marg, syrup and water in a pan. Stir in bic soda and add to dry mix.

Then mix well and make into smallish balls which you then put on a greased tray and flatten slightly with a fork. Put in the oven at 180 degrees C for 15 mins... and cool on the tray. The aim is to get them golden in the oven not brown.

No need for egg - awesome recipe, my favourite homemade biscuits - but you might want to reduce the recipe as it makes at least 40!

Original poster
JinnyS · 15/10/2010 13:10

duramecho.com/Food/MeltingMoments.html

This is not the recipe I was going to make because it's in a cookbook but it's virtually the same

Anyway I'm making double now :-)

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Original poster
JinnyS · 15/10/2010 13:11

and now I'm making hobnobs as well

Looks like I am on a roll...

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FindingMyMojo · 15/10/2010 13:39

i'd add whole egg!

AddictedIsFeelingHappy · 15/10/2010 13:59

oh oh oh i've been searching for a decent hobnob recipie, does it really work? Are the buscuits actually edible??

JeezyPeeps · 15/10/2010 14:02

They aren't hobnobs, like mcvities ones, but they are lush sweet oaty biscuits.

To be honest I usually reduce the sugar to 6 oz, and they are still sweet enough for me. You can play around with the receipe - add choc chips or coconut or raisins and cinnamon.

TrillianSlasher · 15/10/2010 14:08

Homemade hobnobs?! That's fantastic!

I've never come across a recipe that doesn't ask for a whole number of whites/yolks (although plenty that ask for mre of one than the other)

AddictedIsFeelingHappy · 15/10/2010 14:13

well i'm off to give them ago!

cakewench · 15/10/2010 14:26

half an egg! Ridiculous. :o I'd just throw a whole egg in, to be honest, especially if I only had medium sized eggs around like I do at the moment. Depends on the recipe, though. It's generally used to make the biscuits rise a bit, so I'd consider whether or not I would mind if they were a bit higher than usual. If I were just eating them myself or they were for my husband, I wouldn't worry over it.

Original poster
JinnyS · 15/10/2010 21:51

JeezyPeeps my family love you!

The hobnob recipe is now safely in my recipe folder

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blueshoes · 15/10/2010 22:43

Just make an omelette for dcs. I have the tiniest saucepan to make one fried egg. It works quite well.

JeezyPeeps · 16/10/2010 07:45

Jinny, I'm delighted that they enjoyed them! (I came back here to check the recipe had gone down okay - just cos I love something doesn't mean everyone will!)