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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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 Posted - Feb 18 2011 : 10:55:44 AM
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OK, so I REALLY dove into the 'betcha can't do this' challenge and dehydrated 18 eggs last night. I giggled through the whole process with all of the play on words you could come up with regarding eggs and my attempt.
The 18 eggs made 24 tbsp of powder after I ground the fire out of them in the food processor. So I am baking my favorite blueberry muffin recipe right now, having used the equivelent of one egg reconstituted with 2.5 Tbsp of water. I can't wait to see how they turn out! I will only use these dried eggs for baking since I dried them raw. Am I crazy or what? :-)
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
Posted - Feb 18 2011 : 12:00:14 PM
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Well, I just made blueberry muffins with reconstituted ones to see if they work and by George, they worked!! :-) Here is a photo of the muffins made from my home dried eggs. I'll be doing a blog post on how to dry them next week.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
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Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2011 : 07:32:15 AM
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Mary Beth, Can't wait to see your blog on how you dried the eggs. Wish I had known about this when I had 15-20 doz eggs looking for a home. When I still had my chickens, everybody wanted good ole farm eggs. BUT they wanted me to bring them to them. Kinda like getting rid of extra produce from the garden. I am out of the egg chicken/egg business for a while. Get eggs from my neighbor. Oh, and he brought a dozen over to me yesterday.
How do you plan to store the dried egg powder? Freezer, fridge, or pantry shelf?
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2011 : 07:41:37 AM
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| How cool is that? Would certainly like to know how you do that? Could they be used to make scrambled eggs for someone who goes backpacking? JoAnn |
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2011 : 08:15:03 AM
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Belle, I put the powder into a jar and vacuum sealed it with my FoodSaver sealer. I need to do a post on canning butter first, per request, and then I will do one on the eggs! :-)
JoAnn, according to everything I read, for scrambled eggs, you have to cook them first and then dry them. I am going to take some of this powder and try it out scrambled first and I'll include that in the post if it works.
MB
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
Posted - Feb 20 2011 : 11:52:56 AM
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Kristina, sure. The vacuum sealing just keeps all moisture out and extends life. If I were just putting the eggs in jars, I would add one of those packs that come in meds and other stuff that absorbs moisture.
MB
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
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countrymommy85
True Blue Farmgirl
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Krystle
MT
USA
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
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Anna
Seagrove
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USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2011 : 4:51:32 PM
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That is just too cool!
The muffins look great and super tasty too! |
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Farm Kitchen: Egg-citing?? |
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Egg-citing??
