Tips and tricks for cooking with farm fresh eggs!

WORK IN PROGRESS... :-) There is actually a difference when cooking with farm fresh eggs versus the regular store bought ones. --First, farm fresh eggs are fluffier. I haven't cooked much with store eggs, but people I know have said that cakes are taller using fresh eggs. --The yolks are a richer yellow. Now, this in and of itself doesn't really change cooking much, but it's just nice to crack an egg into a bowl and see a nice healthy color instead of a sad pale yellow color. :-) --If you're making a recipe that is very very specific on egg count, perhaps measure your eggs instead of guessing what size they are. Most farm fresh eggs aren't sized and adding too much or too little egg to the recipe could result in not the results you'd like. :-)

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Blender Mayonnaise

2 average sized farm fresh eggs (AT ROOM TEMPERATURE - very important!)
2 T apple cidar vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp paprika
1 1/4 c oil (AT ROOM TEMPERATURE - very important!)

Combine all ingredients except the oil in blender at high speed for 1 minute.  Slowly and gradually add oil.  Refrigerate in non-metal container.

*I've doubled this and it works fine, except that you kind of have to help the blender mix in the last of the oil because there ends up being a lot in the blender by that time.  If you double it, the contents will nicely fill a previously used store-bought mayo sized jar, as long as it is non-metal.  It is super important that the eggs and oil be room temperature, otherwise it will not work.  This recipe is picky and has to be followed exactly, but it's simple as well.  Another note, I also noticed it has a tendency to not work very well if the oil is previously used (as in deep frying).  Not sure on length of time it could be stored.  I think I've used it up in a couple months and it's fine.

Someone recently mentioned an idea to me of using flax and/or olive oil as the oil in this recipe.  I haven't tried it myself, but if it works, I imagine it would be super healthy! :-)
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