What can you do with egg yolks?

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expatkat · 05/07/2005 20:32

Needed the whites for something, but don't want to waste the yolks. What can you make with them? And can they be frozen? (I seem to think not--only whites.) TIA.

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morningpaper · 05/07/2005 20:32

I leave them in bowls in the garden - the hedgehogs love them.

anorak · 05/07/2005 20:32

mayonnaise
egg custard

trefusis · 05/07/2005 20:33

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anorak · 05/07/2005 20:33

i think nigella has a page on this in 'How to be a domestic goddess' I'll have a look.

morningpaper · 05/07/2005 20:33

Yes I often cook dd spaghetti and toss an egg yokr in with a bit of grated cheese - instant carbonara.

gingerbear · 05/07/2005 20:34

chocolate mousse
Egg nog

In spainish supermarkets they had tubs of tiny egg yolks for sale - what on earth they do with them I have no idea. Whymummy would know.

giraffeski · 05/07/2005 20:34

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expatkat · 05/07/2005 20:35

Wowinstant responsesI knew I could count on mumsnet.

Thanks for these suggestions& anorak you're v. kind to check NigellaI'm grateful. I don't have Domestic Goddess.

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anorak · 05/07/2005 20:37

right it's actually 'How To Eat'

mayonnaise
hollandaise sauce
bearnaise sauce

WigWamBam · 05/07/2005 20:37

Zabaglione. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

marne · 05/07/2005 20:47

creme brule (dont know if spelt rite)
heat some double cream add to egg yolks, sugar and vinilla, put in small ramikin dishish and bake in oven in a dish/tray of water, then sprinkle with sugar, under the grill for 2 mins. Yummy yummy, ready to eat.

giraffeski · 05/07/2005 20:52

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