After a few minutes, your eggs will reach room temperature.

Read on, and for more baking ideas try one of these30 Healthy Baked Goods to Make at Home.

Why do eggs need to be at room temperature?

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Even though the process of bringing eggs to room temperature may seem easy, it probably feels daunting.

Using room-temperature eggs helps with creating that smooth texture and rise while baking.

Plus, colder eggs make it harder to break up the yolk and theegg whiteversus a room-temperature egg.

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What types of baked goods call for room-temperature eggs?