Egg Timbales

A dish that gets its character from butter and flour.

Composition

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggs

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • ⅔ cup milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon pepper
  • Few grains celery salt
  • Few grains cayenne
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 tablespoon butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • ⅔ cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Make a sauce of the butter, flour, and milk; add yolks beaten until thick and lemon-colored, then add seasonings. Beat whites of eggs until stiff and dry, and cut and fold into first mixture. Turn into buttered moulds, set in pan of hot water, and bake in a slow oven until firm. Serve with Tomato Cream Sauce (see page 271).
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories446
Protein25.0 g
Fat31.2 g
Carbs15.3 g
Fiber0.4 g
Sodium1466 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States