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foodsandflavors ™ ~ Lisa Prince Did you Know?
The average American eats 279 eggs a year. North Carolina ranks No. 8 in the U.S. for egg production. It takes about 24 to 26 hours for a hen to produce one egg. The yolk contains almost half an egg’s protein and a high proportion of its vitamins. Eggshell color has no relation to egg quality, nutrition, or flavor. North Carolina has 9 million hens laying 7.5 million eggs a day. A chef’s hat traditionally has one pleat for each of the many ways you can cook eggs. Eggs age more in one day at room temperature than in one week in the refrigerator. Can’t tell if that egg in the refrigerator is raw or hardboiled? Try spinning it! Raw eggs wobble as the liquid inside shifts, but hardboiled eggs spin smoothly. NC Eggs are delivered to the store within 24-48 hours after being laid. NC Egg Farmers donated 1,207,155 dozen eggs last year.
To learn about NC Egg Farmers, Nutrition, Recipes, Kids Activities and more: https://ncegg.org
Start by preheating oven to 250°F. Add egg whites, cream of tartar and salt to your stand mixer bowl; whip on medium speed until white and foamy. Slowly add sugar in intervals of 8 until combined then turn mixer speed to high. Whip meringue until very VERY stiff peaks have formed and meringue is very glossy and white. At this point you can make any variation below you would like.
PATRIOTIC COOKIE STACKS In an empty piping bag fitted with a large star tip, carefully drag thick red and blue lines of food coloring into the inside of the bag. – Then scoop in meringue and pipe small stars on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake according to instructions above. Stars should be red, white and blue. – Finally add meringue stars to small red velvet cookies topped with buttercream and serve. To bake, add meringue cookies for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until crisp and light. Make sure it does not brown so carefully begin checking around the hour and a half mark. Then serve.
WRITER & PHOTOS
Lisa Prince, Director, NC Egg Association
INCREDIBLE MERINGUE COOKIES https://ncegg.org/recipes/incredible-meringue-cookies/
4 large egg whites 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup granulated sugar
PIG PICKIN’ CAKE https://ncegg.org/recipes/pig-pickin-cake 1 box Butter Cake mix 1 (1-ounce) can mandarin oranges with juice 1/2 cup oil 4 eggs
Mix cake as directed. Pour into greased/floured cake pans (2-, 3- or 4-layers). Bake at 350°F. 20 to 25 minutes depending on size of cake pans and number of layers. Allow cake to cool before icing.
1 (8-ounce) tub Cool Whip 1 small box instant vanilla pudding 1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice Mix icing ingredients by hand. Allow cake to cool before frosting. Keep cake refrigerated.
Lisa’s Notes: According to the NY Times, around the holidays, this is the most searched for cake recipe in NC.
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