recipe for frosting is made of egg whites and powdered sugar.is this safe from salmonella?

Answer 1

It's been used for many years in the cake decorating and decorations industry and I've never heard of any problems, however you can now buy a powdered meringue to use in it if you're worried.

Answer 2

Sorry Liz M but it's the total opposite. Salmonella, if present in the yolk is far more likely to be in the white, but eventually can enetr the yolk.

http://www.aeb.org/LearnMore/EggSafety.htm#whiteoryolk

However, the USDA estimates that only one in 20,000 eggs even has salmonella. Yet another example of American food phobia.

Chef Mark

Answer 3

purely sugar and egg whites will purely make a meringue. in case you upload different components, consisting of flour or powdered sugar and boil it then you certainly've a 7-minute frosting, or there are buttercream frostings made with powdered sugar, butter, vanilla and slightly cream or milk.

Answer 4

Use a double boiler and dissolve the sugar in the egg white as you wisk them. the eggs will reacha high enough temperature to be safe and the warm egg whites will stiffen more quickley.
NOTE: make sure the bowl is free of grease, egg whites wont beat if they come in contact with grease.

Answer 5

yes this is safe from salmonella because the salmonella can only affect you if you eat egg yolks

Answer 6

Usually, frosting with egg whites is a boiled frosting, which kills the bacteria.