December 17, 2007
Using our own eggs means being a little careful with recipes. Fresh, large whites can be explosive in the oven. Ellen had a famous adventure with a honey pound cake that I caught on film but can’t find now. Imagine pound cake batter in a pyroclastic flow all over the oven.
Here’s a good use of potent fresh eggs, a carmelized onion and gruyere souffle that stopped just short of volcanic.