266 egg wash recipes

Traditional Portuguese sweetbread with a buttery, cinnamon-scented crumb and golden egg-washed crust. This soft yeast bread needs two rises for the lightest, most tender loaf.

Cornmeal buttermilk biscuits with a pinch of cayenne, cut butter, and an egg wash for golden tops. Gritty, tender, and puffed with a cornbread-meets-biscuit texture that's ready in under 15 minutes.

Homemade whole wheat bagels boiled and baked golden with a honey-sweetened dough and egg wash finish. Chewy, dense, and satisfying with real bakery texture.

Pork cutlets with a crunchy almond and cracker crust, seasoned with cayenne and coriander, dipped in buttermilk egg wash and pan-fried golden in butter.

Danish almond cookies (Mandel Kager) with cardamom and cinnamon, brushed with egg wash and topped with a blanched almond half. A traditional Scandinavian Christmas cookie.

Deep-dish chicken pie from scratch with poached chicken, carrots, celery, baby lima beans, and mushrooms in a creamy half-and-half sauce, under a hand-rolled egg-washed pastry lid. Sunday supper royalty.

Braided challah bread infused with a sweet blueberry puree that turns the dough a gorgeous purple hue. Egg-rich and tender with a golden egg-washed crust, this showstopping loaf is a fruity twist on the classic Jewish bread.

Old-school corn rye bread with an overnight onion-steeped rye sour, chewy bread-flour body, caraway seed crust, and a glossy egg-washed finish. Classic Jewish deli style.

Braided whole grain rye bread with yogurt, 9-grain cereal, bran flakes, and fennel seeds. Tangy, chewy, fiber-rich loaf with a glossy egg-washed crust.

Paska: a traditional Ukrainian Easter bread braided with lemon zest, almond extract, and butter, topped with an egg wash and slivered almonds. Rich, golden, and festive.

Fig envelopes made from biscuit dough folded around chopped figs, brushed with egg wash, and baked until golden. A simple, old-fashioned fruit-filled pastry pocket.

Dutch butter cake (boterkoek) with almond extract, an egg wash glaze, and sliced almonds on top. A dense, buttery shortbread-style cake baked golden in a square pan.

Oven fried pork chops coated in herb-seasoned stuffing mix for shortcut breading with built-in seasoning. Egg washed and baked on a buttered sheet pan for a crisp crust without the splatter of skillet frying.

Bread machine cornbread from a boxed mix, eggs, milk, and butter. Hands-off Southern staple that bakes into a tall, tender loaf with no mixing bowls to wash.

Sesame buns shape basic bread dough into 8 round burger or sandwich buns, brushed with egg white wash and topped with sesame seeds for that classic bakery finish.

Nut encrusted turkey steaks dipped in egg wash and coated in chopped nuts and breadcrumbs, then pan-seared in butter. A crunchy, protein-packed dinner in 35 minutes.