Leftover Egg Yolks - What to do with them?

[Anonymous]

I'm baking a cake that calls for only egg whites, and no yolks - which means I'll have 5 egg yolks left over. Any ideas on what to do with them? I love eggs, no issues eating them, but not sure how to use them or eat them because they're just yolks.

I've looked up recipes, but they're all pastry related or dessert related. Just looking for something simple.

Any ideas?

[Anonymous]

So do you not want dessert? Because vanilla pudding is pretty simple but obviously it’s dessert.

You could just add them to any egg dish.

[Anonymous]

Pasta carbonarra

[Anonymous]

Aoili: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/grand-aioli

[Anonymous]

If you have any citrus, make curd. But if those yolks have been sitting for any period of time, throw them out. I once tried to save yolks for a little while and I gave myself food poisoning. Google a five yolk curd. You can mix your citrus.

[Anonymous]

Make the Ottolenghi soy cured yolks and polenta (you can make this recipe super quickly and easily by following the recipe on a package of stone ground grits). If if you don't feel like dealing with the peppers sub in another veggie like sautéed spinach or broccolini.

https://www.nigella.com/recipes/guests/yotam-ottolenghi-and-ixta-belfrages-charred-peppers-and-fresh-corn-polenta-with-soy-cured-yolk

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have any citrus, make curd. But if those yolks have been sitting for any period of time, throw them out. I once tried to save yolks for a little while and I gave myself food poisoning. Google a five yolk curd. You can mix your citrus.

Oh lovely idea! I have a lemon tree out back dripping with lemons! Thank you

[Anonymous]

Coquito - Puerto Rican coconut eggnog

Four egg yolks
Can of sweetened condensed milk
Evaporated milk
Coconut milk

Warm up a bit, add rum, cinnamon— refrigerate

[Anonymous]

Make an egg yolk omelette and serve it to James Corden’s wife.

[Anonymous]

Hollandaise sauce. Or, use the carton of egg whites instead of whole eggs.

[Anonymous]

Definitely carbonara. Spaghetti, a bit of pancetta or even bacon (unless you have a speciality store nearby that will have guanciale) and some pecorino Romano. It will be amazing with the 5 egg yolks.

[Anonymous]

Crème anglaise, which you can churn into French vanilla ice cream as well.

[Anonymous]

I usually cook the egg yolks like an omlette. Then i cut it in small strips and feed it to the birds that come in my yard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I usually cook the egg yolks like an omlette. Then i cut it in small strips and feed it to the birds that come in my yard.

This sounds fine, until you think of it like birds eating cooked baby bird eggs. That sounds unnatural.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hollandaise sauce. Or, use the carton of egg whites instead of whole eggs.

Those are pasteurized and don’t whip up- which OP probably had to do if baking.