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Lucy
 
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I've heard the only reason for eggs is that they incorporate better when
warm, than they do when they are cold. Haven't heard it about milk though..
just eggs or butter
lucy

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>> Someone advised that eggs and milk should sit out a while and get to
>> room temp before using in a recipe. Any validity to this?
>> val - about to make cranberry muffins and wondering
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> It's something I fall back on when things go wrong. In general, I don't
> bother but it is the IDEAL standard. Rather than letting things sit at
> room
> temperature, I just warm them quickly. I'm often a spontaneous baker. To
> warm liquids, I just put them in the microwave for a few seconds. I put
> eggs
> (in the shell of course) into a container of hot tap water for a few
> minutes
> or until I need to add them to the batter or dough.
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