Home baking is enjoying a renaissance at the moment and eggs are a key ingredient. You don't need lots of fancy equipment or expensive ingredients to bake a cake with the kids or prepare a dessert for friends - and most baking recipes are easier and quicker to make than you might think.

When baking with eggs, always use eggs bearing the Lion mark, which guarantees that they have been produced to the highest standards of food safety. All Lion Quality eggs come from British hens vaccinated against salmonella, are fully traceable and have a 'best before' date on the shell as a guarantee of freshness.

Explore this baking with eggs section for top tips on everything from how to separate eggs to how to use them in classic baking recipes such as meringues.

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