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DemmaKay: 1 year ago

In making "world's best chocolate pie" I whisked in egg yolks into hot milk mixture, yolks cooked and made lumps. How do I prevent this?

recipe from about,com southern foods

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kookiegirl: 1 year ago via iPhone

You have to use the whisk the whole time while stirring, until mixture starts to boil.

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lunger: 1 year ago

You need to temper your eggs other wise they will cook like you just experienced. Poor in one a little bit of the hot milk in with the egg yolks and whisk together. You can then poor a little more into the yolks and finally combine the yolks and little bit of milk with the rest of the hot milk.

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Eliot07: 1 year ago

yup that's it...you "beat" me to it

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reginamuthoni01: 1 year ago

You can prevent coagulating of yolks by heating the sauce below 1900. If you have a lot of flour in it, then the formation of lumps can also be prevented. Avoid using aluminum pans. Check out www.foodsubs.com.

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PLH: 1 year ago via Android

I've noticed if the temperature of the eggs and the milk mixture is similar, it happens less often...be sure to use whisk continuously.

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