Saturday, May 12, 2012

Brunch Egg/Bacon Cups

Serves 6 Ingredients: Pam package refrigerated biscuits 3 slices bacon mixed cheese shredded 6 large eggs Coarse salt and ground pepper Hollandaise sauce (in blog) Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly spray Pam on 6 standard muffin cups. Cut biscuits in half and with a rolling pin, flatten biscuits into a round shape and push into muffin cups. crating a shell. lightly sprinkle with tsp. mixed cheese in each cup. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium, until almost crisp, 4 minutes, flipping once. (It will continue to cook in the oven.) Lay 1/2 bacon slice in each bread cup and crack an egg over each. Season with salt and pepper. Bake until egg whites are just set, 20 to 25 minutes. Run a small knife around cups to loosen toasts. Serve immediately with Hollandaise sauce.

Easier Hollandaise sauce

Ingredients: 3 large egg yolks Juice of 1 lemon or 1/4 cup water 1/4 teaspoon white pepper 1 stick melted butter Directions: Place the top of a double boiler or a heatproof bowl over a pan of hot water on low heat. whisk yolks, lemon juice, in double broiler over med heat, slowly drizzle in hot butter. keep warm over very low heat, whisking occasionally. Do not allow mixture to get too hot, or it may curdle.