Baking Tip: An Easy Way to Crack an Egg

Most people will usually use the side of a bowl to help crack an egg in half. However, when doing so, tiny pieces of the egg shell can get mixed in with the egg itself and it can be a little difficult in removing the broken shells. A great tip in cracking an egg without getting egg shell mixed in is to crack the egg on a flat surface. Once the egg is cracked, place your thumb inside and split the egg shell.

Another good reason to use a flat surface is to eliminate any contamination that could get inside the egg once it is cracked.

Below is a video of how it is done.

Pin It

Helpful Tips for Baking

1. Fill a large hole or sugar shaker with flour and use that when needing to dust surfaces with flour or just pour out a tablespoon as you need it, this is handy way to keep a bit of flour on hand instead of digging in the flour bin.

2. Roll pastry on waxed paper. Before placing paper on work surface, wipe surface with a damp cloth to prevent slipping. Flour paper lightly, and with forefinger draw a circle an inch and a half larger than the pan you intend to use. You’ve seen pastry cloths with guidelines…and they really do help. When pastry has been rolled out, pick up paper pastry and all. Fit into pan, paper side up and then pull paper away from crust. Prevents tearing or stretching twist paper and pan. Another nice tip: You can also roll pastry between two sheets of waxed paper.

3. Keep brown sugar in a closed container with an apple in it, the brown sugar will stay soft and moist.

4. After crimping the edge of the pie crust, lift the edge of the crust gently all around with your fingers. This keeps the dough from sticking to the dish while baking and makes it easier to take out the pieces of pie.

5. Cookie & Cake Decoration: Keep a small amount of sugar in small glass jars, add a few drops of food coloring and shake jar. Keep several colors on hand. You can also use this technique on shredded coconut.

For more great tips check out 45 Cooking & Baking Tips Pin It

Is This Salt or Sugar?

A great tip is if you are using the canisters or clear jars to store your sugar and salt, it's a good idea to label the jars so that it won't be confusing to which is which. Pin It

Easy, Pourable Icing

This is a neat icing trick that I saw on the side of Duncan Hines cake mix box. It was especially useful for me when I wasn't sure if I had enough icing to frost my bundt cake or you could use this technique for a pound cake. You would use 1/2 cup of icing, any flavor that you are using, and put it into a small saucepan. Heat the icing up to where it will melt into a liquid that you are able to pour over your cake. Or you can just heat the icing in the microwave in its original container for 15 seconds. If the icing has been in the refrigerator, then continue 15 second intervals until it takes a liquid state.

Tech Tags: icing tips , icing, easy, cake

Pin It