10,000 egg recipes

Easy fruit cake made with applesauce instead of butter for a lighter, lower-fat version. Packed with mixed dried fruit, baked low and slow. No oil, no egg yolks. Makes one dense, fragrant loaf.

Orange walnut madeleines: shell-shaped French teacakes with orange zest, cardamom, and chopped walnuts, finished with a dusting of powdered sugar. Elegant holiday cookies to pair with coffee.

Corn pancakes with cheese (cachapas) puree fresh corn into a silky batter, griddle into golden pancakes, and fold warm around a stick of gouda. A Venezuelan street food classic.

Homemade vanilla custard ice cream topped with a deep morello cherry sauce simmered with lemon, vanilla bean, and the cracked cherry stones for almond-scented depth. Old-world Italian dessert work.

Quick microwave breakfast potatoes coated in egg and toasted breadcrumbs, topped with melted cheddar. Ready in 20 minutes with just 5 ingredients for a fast, filling morning meal.

Layered asparagus casserole with saltine crackers, cheddar cheese, and a light egg custard baked until golden and set. Simple, old-fashioned comfort in under 45 minutes.

Excellent recipe to serve in place of a rich desert and lower in sugar for people who have to watch their sugar and calorie intake

Texas' premier comfort food, chicken fried steak, has no chicken in it. It is called such because the steak is breaded and pan-fried much like fried chicken. A descendant of the German dish wiener schnitzel, it is traditionally made with round steak. Top round is the most tender.

Old time pound cake, today it is still an excellent recipe!

Rich popovers with peanut oil and 6 eggs for tender, buttery interiors. Foolproof recipe makes 10 large golden popovers that stay moist inside with crispy shells. Perfect brunch showstopper.

Rustic corn soup thickened with hard-boiled egg yolks from a 1936 Pennsylvania Dutch cookbook. Half the corn is grated for creamy base, half left whole for sweet bursts of texture.

This is sort of a huge piece of French toast in a baking pan that looks like a roller coaster. It is fun to watch if you have a glass door oven. If not, it is a big surprise when you take it out!

Nothing expresses the German love of edible art more succintly than marzipan candies, which are shaped into piglets, cats, poodles, flowers, fruit and all sorts of other objects. They are delicious to eat, too.

Honey-sweetened Italian figure-eight cookies made with olive oil and just six ingredients. These charming consolation biscuits puff up golden and light with a tender, not-too-sweet crumb.

The 3 ingredient crispy, golden exterior of the cheese balls gives way to a gooey, melted cheese center, creating a delightful contrast of textures. The accompanying tomato sauce dip adds a burst of flavor, providing a tangy and savory complement to the rich cheese.

A rustic German egg dish: leftover cooked beef fried with golden onions and lightly beaten eggs. Serve with cranberries and a crisp green salad for a fast, satisfying meal.