Egg Whites In The Royal Icing...do I Need To Refrigerate?
Baking By princesscatt Updated 17 Aug 2010 , 9:48am by thatslifeca
I hate using meringue powder so I was considering using egg whites to make my royal icing..will I have to refrigerate these?
After your decorations are dry NO. Before well thats up to you, some would say yes some would say no. I would rather error on the side of caution.
I don't mind putting them in the fridge to dry...I just didn't want them to sit out all night bc the party is not until tomorrow...so if they are only out for a few hours and I use pastuerized egg whites I think i will be ok.
You don't need to put the RI in the frig at all, not even the unused stuff. I've been making RI for years, I don't put it in the frig. There is enough sugar in RI, that it does chemically something to the egg whites and it won't grow bacteria. Someone here on CC explained it once but I can't remember who it was.
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