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Farm Kitchen:  Need your best mayo tips!!  |
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LakeOntarioFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
933 Posts
Brenda
North Rose
NY
USA
933 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 1:14:40 PM
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I'm jumping the gun of course, but I am thinking that in about 6 months I will be swimming in eggs!  I decided a good thing to be doing when I have extra eggs is to be making my own mayo.
I absolutely love home made mayonnaise and tried it a few times over the winter with less than satisfactory results.
I right this minute have 3 egg yolks in the bowl of my food processor warming up to room temp. Have the mustard and grapeseed and canola oils ready and so will try it again.
I cringe every time it doesn't work, because I feel it is a waste of a lot of money to throw it all out. 
I will post back here on what happens, but in the meantime, I am looking for all you wonderful cooks to tell me how you make your mayonnaise!
Any and all tips appreciated!!
Brenda
FarmGirl # 711
Nothing we achieve in this world is achieved alone. It is always achieved with others teaching us along the way. Lee J. Colan
http://theviewfromhere-brenda.blogspot.com/ |
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LakeOntarioFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
933 Posts
Brenda
North Rose
NY
USA
933 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 3:30:37 PM
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Okay, I'm back!
No tips yet?
Hmmm, does anyone make their own mayo? I don't like the ingredient list in the store bought, that's why I want to make my own.
Okay, so it turned out pretty good. Maybe it is too cold in winter to make mayo.
This is what I did:
I warmed up 3 large egg yolks to room temp. Added 1 tsp. mustard to them and turned it on in my food processor. Mixed well.
Then I slowly drizzled in 1 cup of mixed grapeseed and canola oils. When it started getting thicker, I poured in another 1/2 cup. When it was thick enough I added a big splash of lemon juice and some salt and pepper.
It came out nice and thick.....maybe a little too thick. I had to add more salt, and to me it tastes a little, well, oily.
But, I will definitely eat it!
No preservatives either!!! :)
Brenda
FarmGirl # 711
Nothing we achieve in this world is achieved alone. It is always achieved with others teaching us along the way. Lee J. Colan
http://theviewfromhere-brenda.blogspot.com/ |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 3:59:15 PM
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Brenda, I have tried different oils and can only get safflower oil to work for my recipe. All the other oils are runny where the safflower is nice and think. I love it.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
1333 Posts
Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
1333 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 4:12:24 PM
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I've never made mayo. I'd like to try it. If I'm ever looking for a recipe of perfection, I always look to Alton Brown. Here's his for Mayo:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/mayonnaise-recipe/index.html
Farmgirl Sister #1110
Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05) and Bennett (7/11/07). and Truman (7/28/09) |
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mrsamy
True Blue Farmgirl
167 Posts
Amy
Milwaukee
WI
USA
167 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 5:24:05 PM
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I tried the recipe from Alton Brown's show Good Eats. I only did it twice, but it worked well. I wish I still had cable JUST for Alton Brown!
Prayer costs nothing, but is worth the most. |
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
1333 Posts
Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
1333 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 5:54:56 PM
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OMGoodness Amy, I wish I could get rid of cable, but I can't because of Alton Brown! Well, for the food network in general, but I especially love to wind down at night to some "Good Eats". We hardly ever watch any TV, but we have cable purely for the fact that hubby and I will watch food shows at night in bed LOL! I think with people currently dropping their cable services for online shows, if the cable companies were smart they would start offering customizable cable. There are many stations that you can't watch online and food network is one of those. They could charge $5 a month per channel or something like that and they would probably make good money that way if people chose two or three of their favorite channels for a lower cost, rather than dropping it all together.
Sorry...back on topic LOL!
Farmgirl Sister #1110
Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05) and Bennett (7/11/07). and Truman (7/28/09) |
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quiltin mama
True Blue Farmgirl
436 Posts
Heather
Crescent City
CA
USA
436 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Mamarude
True Blue Farmgirl
107 Posts
Anna
Durango
Colorado
USA
107 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2010 : 09:02:33 AM
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| I made mayo this weekend to eat with artichokes, and I did it by hand with a whisk. In the past, I've tried the food processor method many times and always failed. Using the whisk took a little arm power, but it turned out beautifully! Light and fluffy and everyone loved it! I used garlic, fresh squeezed lemon juice, alittle dijon mustard, and spanish extra virgin olive oil from trader joe's. |
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highlandviewpantry
True Blue Farmgirl
214 Posts
WV
USA
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Posted - Apr 18 2010 : 1:12:36 PM
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Originally posted by Mamarude
I made mayo this weekend to eat with artichokes, and I did it by hand with a whisk. In the past, I've tried the food processor method many times and always failed. Using the whisk took a little arm power, but it turned out beautifully! Light and fluffy and everyone loved it! I used garlic, fresh squeezed lemon juice, alittle dijon mustard, and spanish extra virgin olive oil from trader joe's.
This is similar to the recipe I use but I am going to try dry mustard instead of Dijon next time.
www.thehighlandviewpantry.blogspot.com |
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2010 : 1:28:13 PM
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I really need to try making this. We don't use alot of mayonnaise so when I purchase a jar it takes us (just the 2 of us) a long time to use it up, it usually expires before we do. I like being able to control quantity and what is in it. Thanks for posting this thread Brenda.
I love Alton Brown too! You can get little snippets on Hulu.com
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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