Using up egg whites ... without a blender/mixer

[bubblegoose]

I have 16 egg whites. Ideas? No meringues as I don't have a beater.

Freeze them and go out and buy a handheld mixer, Tescos sell them for £5.50, or you will get completely sick of spinach and egg white omelette!

You can hand whisk them with a balloon whisk. Just wipe the bowl/whisk with lemon juice or vinegar and it works well. Exercise too

No cheap handheld mixers where I live. I might freeze them though, that's a good idea. No balloon whisk either! I have a knife and fork and that's about it.

Omelette it is then!

Haha. Oh well. Boring but better for me than a nice fat pavlova.

They go well in cocktails. Haven't got a recipe though bit like a fish out of water there, but I'm sure you'll find one you like.

What have you used all the yolks for? I have the opposite problem.

can't for the life of me think what you might have needed 16 yolks for that didn't require a whisk?

Carbonara for 30?

Might be pointing out the obvious -but batch freeze or you'll have the same problem...
Dead easy to hand whisk 3-4 to meringue ... (used to work somewhere we did that to order for baked alaska)...
Egg yolks - any custard based thing - (I could murder a creme brulee right now) - or lemon curd...
Or hollandaise ...

Just a few minutes ago I noticed a macaroon recipe in DC Worst Witch bookday freebie which looks remarkably easy:

175g ground almonds + 175g caster sugar to 2 egg whites
Mix all ingredients, put walnut size balls of mixture on baking sheet lined with baking paper.
12-15 mins in 180 oven

caffeinated carbonara sauce for pasta with egg yolks?

Soufflé? Fat-free cake? Macaroons? I think I'd go for am omelette though. I am supposed to be on a diet...

Thanks everyone!

I have frozen them and will be trying some of these recipes. Will definitely give those macaroons a go.

I made passionfruit curd - had loads of passionfruits and got a bit carried away. It's utterly divine though, no regrets! Just lots of egg whites.

Passionfruit curd, that sounds delicious.

Any chance of posting the recipe?

I'm guessing it wasn't in the Worst Witch Bookday freebie

you go, Lake www.taste.com.au/recipes/22190/passionfruit+curd.

It is gorgeous and very easy (am not blessed in the kitchen department).

www.taste.com.au/recipes/22190/passionfruit+curd

...or the IT department

Make some friands, lovely little almond cakes with whatever fruit you have available.

Is passion fruit pulp just the insides scooped out? Do you sieve to remove the seeds, or are they left in the curd?

I freeze yolks or whites and use them as egg wash for pastry.

Ooh, I like the look of friands, never heard of them before.

Tobago I just used the pulp as is, but you could sieve out the seeds if you don't like that crunchy texture.

I was going to suggest sweets/marzipan.

As far as I remember you just mix a wee bit if white with a lot if icing sugar and add a wee bit if flavouring/colouring/(ground almonds for marzipan)

It makes a dough like consistency. Roll it and slice it, then dip the bits in melted dark chocolate and leave to dry/harden

Friands are really popular in Australia - often eaten as a morning cake, love them with blueberries or raspberries, rhubarb too.

Thanks bubblegoose that looks delicious

A nice spicy omelette with cheese in the middle.

Definitely friends to use up a lot of egg whites. BBC good food has good recipes for them - they really are delicious, like a sort of denser version of a muffin, but much more buttery and delicate, with a crisp exterior. Great as a store cupboard quick dessert, made with frozen berries or pretty much any fresh fruit.