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The Ultimate Egg

Egg Recipes

From the perfectly poached to the extravagantly souffled. Every recipe starts with an egg.

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Classic Vanilla Custard

Egg custard is one of the first things any baker should learn: eggs, sugar, milk, vanilla, heat. The ratio is simple (1 …

Prep 10m Cook 45m 6 servings
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Classic Cheese Soufflé

The soufflé's reputation for difficulty is exaggerated. It is a béchamel enriched with egg yolks and cheese, lightened w…

Prep 20m Cook 25m 4 servings
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Angel Food Cake

A cake made with zero fat — no butter, no oil, no egg yolks. Just whipped egg whites, sugar, flour, and vanilla, baked i…

Prep 20m Cook 40m 12 servings
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Lemon Curd

Egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, and butter, cooked together into a thick, intensely tart, brilliantly yellow spread. Good…

Prep 10m Cook 10m 8 servings
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Choux Pastry (Pâte à Choux)

The base for éclairs, profiteroles, gougères, and Paris-Brest. Choux is unusual: you cook the dough on the stovetop firs…

Prep 15m Cook 30m 24 servings
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Egg Wash for Pastry (Three Variations)

Egg wash is the difference between a pallid pastry and a burnished, professional-looking golden crust. The ratio of yolk…

Prep 2m 1 servings
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Flourless Chocolate Cake

Dense, fudgy, and intensely chocolatey — this cake relies entirely on eggs for structure. The yolks enrich the chocolate…

Prep 20m Cook 25m 10 servings
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Classic Deviled Eggs

Deviled eggs are the platonic ideal of a party snack: protein-rich, easy to eat in two bites, and endlessly riffable. Th…

Prep 20m Cook 12m 12 servings
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Pickled Eggs (Pub Style)

A British pub staple: hard-boiled eggs submerged in a spiced malt vinegar brine until they turn slightly tangy and pink …

Prep 15m Cook 12m 12 servings
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Egg and Avocado Toast

The dish that launched a thousand think-pieces about millennial spending habits. A jammy soft-boiled egg on properly sea…

Prep 5m Cook 7m 2 servings
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Ajitsuke Tamago (Ramen Eggs)

The marinated soft-boiled egg that crowns a bowl of ramen. Cooked for exactly 6 minutes and 30 seconds, peeled, and soak…

Prep 10m Cook 7m 6 servings
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Gougères (French Cheese Puffs)

Tiny choux pastry balls loaded with Gruyère, baked until puffed and golden and served warm from the oven. They are essen…

Prep 15m Cook 25m 30 servings

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