Any Home Bakers Here?

[sunflour]

Egg question- my hen just started laying so the eggs are about small/medium size. If a cake calls for 2 large eggs, how would I tweak it with the smaller eggs? Should I just add a 3rd?

I have always just "fudged" the recipe with weight and a guess at an extra one or two.

But recently found advice that a large egg should be 1/4 cup - so measure what you have and add extra water or egg or oil depending on what you are making?

 

[User395221]

I may ask the historical society what they do and if they can refer me to someone to do it for me.

There's info available on line that might be a starting point as to how to go about it.

http://search.archives.gov/search?utf8=&affiliate=national-archives&query=preserving+paper&commit=GO

 

[appps]

I figure a regular egg is 60g and large is 70g so if mine are small and I need 2 large that's 140g so I just grab a few out of the fridge and chuck them on the scale till I get around 140g worth. I always go slightly over rather than under.

 

[User395221]

I always go slightly over rather than under.

You'd need to if you have more eggs than specified, to allow for the shells, wouldn't you?

 

[ronott1]

I figure a regular egg is 60g and large is 70g so if mine are small and I need 2 large that's 140g so I just grab a few out of the fridge and chuck them on the scale till I get around 140g worth. I always go slightly over rather than under.

Quote: According to the chart, you are off by a bit with egg sizes. Large stops at 58G. Using 60, which is into the extra large size, two eggs in a recipe is 100 to 116G.

 

[User395221]

According to the chart, you are off by a bit with egg sizes. Large stops at 58G. Using 60, which is into the extra large size, two eggs in a recipe is 100 to 116G.

Well, that answers poppycock's question. If appps has been overestimating without adverse effects, then it shouldn't matter using an extra small egg in a recipe, should it????

 

[ronott1]

Well, that answers poppycock's question. If appps has been overestimating without adverse effects, then it shouldn't matter using an extra small egg in a recipe, should it????

Yes!

(I posted that at the beginning of the post)

 

[User395221]

Yes!

(I posted that at the beginning of the post)

Sorry, missed that bit.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Thought I'd share my goodies for today. What else could I do on a rainy day??? Basic sourdough bread Sourdough blueberry muffins Blueberry scones. (I didn't have any self-rising flour so I had to make my own). Onion bagels. I can't count. Was supposed to be a dozen, well I guess it's going to be a baker's dozen. Whole wheat sourdough bread loaves.

Beautiful, looks like you should have a bakery.

 

[sunflour]

Beautiful, looks like you should have a bakery.

X2 @cmom those all look great.