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By margaretschild 19 Apr 2012 14:31	Bantam eggs We have bantams, could anybody please tell me how many eggs to use in a typical Victoria sandwich. Also how do I convert recipes that ask for large eggs? any advice would be most appreciated. Thank you Reply Quote
By Anastasia 19 Apr 2012 15:45	Two to one I am able to purchase bantam eggs & I use a ratio of 2 bantam to one large hens egg. Works for me. Reply Quote
By margaretschild 19 Apr 2012 16:39	Bantam eggs Thanks Anastasia, I have tried to bake just an ordinary Victoria Sandwich today, it seems to have worked, but waiting for the hubby to come home for an expert decision Lol! I used 3 banty eggs, but one was a double yolk and quite large, so we will see. I will let you know the results. Reply Quote
By Mauretta 20 Apr 2012 11:43	Bantam Eggs Hi there. We have got 14 chooks including 2 Bantams who lay tiny eggss and ex bats who lay massive ones, so calculating how many eggs to use in a recipe requires some thought. My grandmother used to make her sponge cakes by weighing the eggs in their shells, and then using the same amount of fat sugar & flour - this works really well & so is great for large/small eggs. For other recipes I always work on the basis that the "standard" egg in the recipes is 2oz or just under 60g. So work out the total weight of egg specified in the recipe & then use the same weight of your own eggs. Hope this helps! :-) Reply Quote
By margaretschild 20 Apr 2012 15:19	Bantam eggs Thanks for that, I will give it a try. Reply Quote
By sam from worthing 21 Apr 2012 17:33	bantam eggs can't really help. But my nan used to weigh her eggs and then weighed the flour sugar and fats accordingly to egg weight too, and i believe she learned that from her mother and grandmother. Reply Quote