{"id":1106,"slug":"egg-wash","title":"Egg Wash","description":"Egg wash is often used for coating the top of baked goods, especially pies, to give a shine when baked. It's also used for battering fish and other ingredients for deep frying.","ingredients_raw":["1 egg yolk, egg white, or whole egg","1–2 tablespoons water or milk"],"ingredients_norm":["egg yolk egg white or whole egg","water or milk"],"steps":["Beat all ingredients together.","Apply wash as directed by your recipe."],"categories":["Recipes using egg"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"very easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Egg_Wash","source_ref":"4500704","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Egg_Wash&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"ad9def171ed293895f62b719ba977d2fe9ec4662637f916b174891159fc62e5e","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:01Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:01Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/egg-wash"}