making bread sticks with puff pastry

[little ms foodie]

I'm in the middle of making cheese straw type of bread sticks with puff pastry and just realized that the last of the eggs got used this morning- now I don't have an egg yolk to brush the pastry with. Can I use something else or do I really need to run to the store??

[hummingbirdkiss]

you could try a slurry of cornstarch and water brush it on before and half way through the cooking I think this will work

[Darren72]

I'm in the middle of making cheese straw type of bread sticks with puff pastry and just realized that the last of the eggs got used this morning- now I don't have an egg yolk to brush the pastry with. Can I use something else or do I really need to run to the store??

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You can definitely do this without the egg wash.

[gfron1]

I wonder if you couldn't do a melted cheese sauce with cornstarch to give it a coating that would complement your straws.

[sanrensho]

How about brushing with butter and a sprinkling of cheese and cracked pepper?

[little ms foodie]

thanks all! the straws already have soppreseta and pecorino in them so I don't need to do anything for flavor- it just says to brush them before baking with an egg yolk and since I'm out I was trying to think if water, milk or something else would work

[sanrensho]

thanks all! the straws already have soppreseta and pecorino in them so I don't need to do anything for flavor- it just says to brush them before baking with an egg yolk and since I'm out I was trying to think if water, milk or something else would work

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Perhaps cream (higher fat) would be better than milk. If not butter.

[little ms foodie]

just baked them off with no brushing and they are perfect- they look exactly like when I brush them!!! I think the egg farmers might be in cahouts! lol!

[sugarseattle]

i've used a thin brush of mayo which works pretty well.

[alanamoana]

brushing with egg wash is either aesthetic - to give shine to a baked product...or...glue - to help something stick, either to itself or another food product to it.

so, if you made the "breadsticks" without anything sprinkled on them, then they didn't need an egg wash. if you were to have sprinkled more cheese on top before baking, then you might have needed some sort of wash.

[Hahabogus]

Brushing with milk or cream would work