Golden Eggs Food

GOLDEN EGGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F. Spray your molds with nonstick spray (I, obviously, use egg-shaped molds. You can use a muffin pan or any other small baking molds.)
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Set aside.
• In an electric mixer fitted with either the paddle or the whisk attachment, whip the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• This can take up to 10 minutes, depending on the temperature of your butter.
• As you're whipping away, stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure all the butter is incorporated into the sugar.
• You can't make magic without a lot of patience. So keep whipping and keep scraping.
• Add the eggs one at a time, whipping after each one until the egg is fully incorporated into the batter.
• Scrape down the bowl every now and again as well.
• Add the vanilla.
• Once all the eggs are incorporated, alternate adding the flour mixture and the buttermilk, mixing slowly.
• After they are well incorporated but not overbeaten, take a rubber spatula and fold the batter a few times to make sure everything is evenly distributed and the batter is smooth.
• Distribute the batter into your molds, filling each cavity a little less than halfway.
• Bake for about 15 minutes. Baking time varies depending on the size of your mold, so check for a very light golden brown color and make sure the cake springs back when you touch it.
• Unmold your little cakes and while they are still warm, dunk them quickly in the melted butter, then dredge them in the cinnamon and sugar.
• One warning: people are going to call you a stinking liar. They will not believe that these precious morsels aren't fried like a donut. But that's the cost of making magic.

GOLDEN PICKLED EGGS WITH CARROTS

Steps:

• Bring the vinegar, 3/4 cup water, 3 tablespoons salt, the coriander seeds, mustard seeds, sugar, bay leaf, onions, turmeric and pepper flakes to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the salt and sugar. Reduce the heat, cover and let the brine simmer for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pierce each egg all the way through about 6 times with a cake tester or toothpick. Put half the carrots in the bottom of 3 glass pint jars with lids. Add 2 eggs to each jar and then the remaining carrots. Ladle in enough brine to cover the eggs, add 2 more eggs to each jar and ladle in more brine to cover, leaving about 1/4 inch of space at the top. Close the jars, let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for at least 24 hours before serving. (The eggs will keep, covered by liquid and refrigerated, up to 5 days.)

GOLDENROD EGG

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour to make a roux, and cook, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes. Whisk in the milk, and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes more, stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Separate the hard-cooked egg whites from the yolks. Roughly chop the whites and stir into the white sauce. Press the yolks through a mesh strainer and set aside.
• To serve, place a slice of toast on a plate, and ladle 1/2 cup of white sauce over top. Garnish with egg yolks and a sprinkle of paprika.

GOLDEN EGG CURRY

Steps:

• Place the duck eggs in a pot, cover them with cold water. Bring to a boil over high heat. As soon as the water boils, remove the pot from the heat and let stand 12 minutes. Remove the eggs from the pot and peel them under cold water.
• Heat the oil in a pan over medium/high heat. Add the shallots and fry for about 6 to 8 minutes or until light brown. Transfer them to a plate lined with paper towel and sprinkle with salt.
• Add the duck eggs into the hot oil, then lower the heat. Fry them for 4 minutes, regularly turning them to brown them all around. Take them out of the pan and transfer them to a plate.
• Add the onions, turmeric, paprika, chili, garlic and ginger to the pan and fry for a 5 minutes, then stir in the puréed tomatoes, tamarind concentrate, fish sauce and brown sugar. Simmer for 10 minutes to reduce.
• Cut the eggs in half and carefully place them back into the pan. Pour some of the mixture over the eggs, making sure that they are coated generously and simmer for another 2 minutes.
• Finish by sprinkling the fried shallots and roughly chopped cilantro on top of the eggs.

GOLDEN EGG BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan; place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 Tblsp. of water or flour if needed).