Powdered Whole Eggs

[corvus]

Tried this product today and was very pleasantly surprised (having experienced dried eggs in the Post WW2 years and some interesting product in the 80's) made scrambled eggs.
2 measured level table spoons egg powder 6 measured tb spoons water 1 tea spoon unsalted butter good pinch of salt, did the deed and it was more than acceptable

Australian made product Farm Pride http://www.farmpride.com.au

Cheap as for what it is and well worth trying IMO.
corvus

[gayet]

They also have Dehydrated French Style Crepes -

All you have to do is pour half a cup of hot water onto the crepes and allow them to sit for 30 seconds then fill

. These might also be worth investigating - similar to a wrap in some respects at least.

[SteveJ]

Thanks Corvus, I purchased some about 4 months ago and have been to affraid to try it, you have given me the courage needed!! How did you cook them BTW?

Steve

[corvus]

G'day Steve,
I " scrambled " them and would be tempted to go 50/50 with milk next time and looking forward to attempting an Omelette one day
corvus

[SteveJ]

Well...I tried them. I mixed them with milk and then heated them in a none stick pan to make scrambled eggs and gotta say I was a little disapointed with the flavour. They looked like scrambled eggs, cooked like scramble eggs but.. the problem as I see it is;
1- I ate them at home (things taste 300% better in the bush)
2 - I did not add butter, it is my firm belief that butter binds together the fabric of the universe, if all else fails use olive oil - fat is flavour.
3 - I am very spoilt and used to eating the eggs from our happy free range/organically feed hens at home.

I am doing Nadgee /Howe trail next week and will take some for a re-trial in a 'real' situation, stay tuned...
Steve

[north-north-west]

Take one or your free range/organically fed chooks with you. They'll still be free range and organically fed, hopefully still be happy. Though finding the eggs might be a problem . . .

[SteveJ]

Fresh eggs, a roast chook and more feathers in my sleeping bag!! I like your thinking If you can work out how to dehydrate one you'll be very rich!

[Marwood]

I've tried out Farm Pride Powdered Whole Eggs for making scrambled eggs at home. Here's my findings:

- The package labeling is ambiguous (to me anyway). It states: "mix 1 tablespoon [powder] with 3 tablespoons water." In Australia 1 Tablespoon is 20 ml (unlike the rest of the world where a tablespoon is 15 ml). However, since a container is "equivalent to a dozen eggs" and weighs 150g, I concluded that 1 egg = 12.5g of powder. And I concluded this should be mixed with 3x20ml water = 60ml.

- Attempt #1: I made up a 2-egg mix (i.e. 25g powder) with 120ml cold water. It mixed easily by shaking in a sealed container. Cooked in a non-stick pan with butter. Eggs set OK but scrambled was watery and tasted average. Institutional grade scrambled - if you've had it, you know what I mean .

- Attempt #2: 25g powder with 80ml cold water. Still mixed easily. Cooked as above. Results close to real eggs scrambled with quite a creamy texture, but yield equivalent to two very small eggs.

Conclusion: To get a result "similar" in taste, texture, and volume to 2 large size eggs scrambled, add 37.5g powder to 120ml water or maybe even 50g powder to 160ml water.

Further testing pending of scrambled with addition of grated cheese, lardons, and (dried) parsley (Käse-Rührei mit Speck und Kräutern). Also will try making omelettes .

[north-north-west]

Fresh eggs, a roast chook and more feathers in my sleeping bag!! I like your thinking If you can work out how to dehydrate one you'll be very rich!

I just come up with the ideas. It's someone else's problem to make them work.