Egg wash - Wikipedia Egg wash Green tomatoes in an egg wash An egg wash is beaten eggs, sometimes mixed with another liquid such as water or milk, which is sometimes brushed onto the surface of a pastry before baking. Egg washes are also used as a step in the process of breading foods, providing a substrate for the breading to stick to. Egg washes can also be used on calzoni or on fish. Use in pastries An egg wash is often used to make pastries shiny and golden or brown in color, and it also is used to help toppings or coatings stick to the surface of the pastry, or to bind pastry parts together, such as empanadas or other en croute recipes. Egg wash can usually be made with 30 ml or two tablespoons of liquid, such as milk or water, for every egg. Less liquid makes for a darker wash. The part of the egg used and liquid added determines the finished look of the crust. Vegan varieties Vegan substitutes for egg wash include vegetable oil, non-dairy milk and butter substitutes, and light corn syrup thinned with water. References Jump up ^ Rick Marx, The Everything Grilling Cookbook, Everything Books, p. 157, 2004. Jump up ^ Jean Kerr, Spencer Smith, Mystic Seafood, Globe Pequot, p. 115, 2006. Jump up ^ About.com What is Egg Wash ? Egg Wash Definition and Recipe Jump up ^ Pie Maven - Egg Wash Jump up ^ Colleen Patrick - Goudreau, The Joy of Vegan Baking, p. 23, Fair Winds, 2007. Cooking techniques List of cooking techniques Dry Conduction Dry roasting Hot salt frying Searing Convection Baking Roasting ( modern ) Smoking Radiation Grilling ( charbroiling ) Roasting ( traditional ) Rotisserie Toasting Wet High heat Blanching Boiling Decoction Parboiling Shocking Low heat Coddling Creaming Infusion Poaching Simmering Slow cooker Smothering Steeping Stewing Indirect heat Bain - marie ( Double boiling ) Sous - vide Double steaming Steaming Fat - based High heat Blackening Browning Deep frying Pan frying Reduction Shallow frying Stir frying ( bao ) Sautéing Low heat Gentle frying Sweating Mixed medium Barbecuing Braising Flambé Fricassee Indirect grilling / Plank cooking Stir frying ( chao ) Device - based Air frying Microwaving Pressure cooking Pressure frying Thermal cooking Non-heat Curing Fermenting Pickling Souring See also List of cooking appliances List of cooking vessels Outdoor cooking Food preparation Food preservation Food safety Food portal Drink portal Category Commons Cookbook WikiProject This food - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egg_wash&oldid=790782441 '' Categories : Food ingredients Food stubs Talk About Wikipedia 한국어 Edit links This page was last edited on 16 July 2017, at 01 : 19. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the purpose of egg wash in baking
Answer: to make pastries shiny and golden or brown in color