Saucy Ham 'n Eggs In Caraway Puffs

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup cubed cooked ham
• 2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
• 1 teaspoon chopped canned pimiento
• 2 tablespoons chopped green peppers

Recipe

• 1 melt 2 tablespooons butter in 1/4 cup boiling water.
• 2 add 1/4 cup sifted flour and dash salt and stir vigorously.
• 3 cook and stir till mixture forms a ball that doesn't separate.
• 4 remove from heat and cool slightly.
• 5 add 1 egg, beating vigorously till mixture is smooth.
• 6 stir in caraway seed.
• 7 drop dough in two portions, 3 inches apart, on greased baking sheet.
• 8 bake in very hot oven (450 degrees) for 15 minutes.
• 9 reduce heat to 325 degrees; bake 25 minutes more.
• 10 remove puffs from oven; cool slightly.
• 11 slice off top and remove moist membrane in each puff.
• 12 filling:.
• 13 1 1/2 tablespoons butter.
• 14 1 1/2 tablespoons flour.
• 15 1 cup milk.
• 16 1/2 cup cubed cooked ham.
• 17 2 boiled eggs, sliced.
• 18 1 teaspoon chopped pimiento.
• 19 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper.
• 20 melt butter in saucepan over low heat; blend in flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and dash pepper.
• 21 add milk all at once.
• 22 cook and stir till mixture thickens and bubbles.
• 23 add remaining ingredients; heat through.
• 24 spoon mixture into caraway puffs; serve immediately.
• 25 you can skip the caraway seed in the puffs and fill with ham or chicken or tuna or egg salad too.