Egg Cookery

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Give Heston's lemon tart a whirl! Great tips and works a treat. I decided to make this Saturday afternoon with my kids at home and would love to showcase to my Year 11's next term
(we are currently on Easter Holidays: April 2012)

For recipe click here: Heston's Lemon Tart recipe

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This recipe is a fantastic way to start a conversation around Egg functionality, in particular as a  structural ingredient. Eggs are so versatile. In this recipe eggs serve the purpose of a thickening agent and a coagulative agent. The thickening of the protein is called coagulation. Within the pastry the eggs purpose is to BIND. You could also create a meringue using egg whites = aeration = a yummy lemon meringue pie to share!

Free range eggs Image by @7mrsjames

Eggs have three main functions:

1.  Emulsification

2. Aeration 

3. Coagulation

The students will blog about the role of protein in denaturation, coagulation, gelation, foaming and browning early next term. 

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Eggs Benedict:

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Photo by @7mrsjames Random Act of cake event Binding function in cupcakes

Emulsification (Mayonnaise) by @7mrsjames