Cooking Easy Recipes

Beignet Au Fromage

Servings:
48 Servings
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  • 2 1/2 oz Gruyere cheese
  • 2 1/2 oz Emmenthaler cheese
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 1/2 tb Milk
  • 1 Clove garlic
  • 1/3 c Plain flour
  • 1 ts Baking powder
  • Salt, pepper
  • 12 Slices square white bread
  • Oil for deep frying
Step l. Grate cheeses, put into small bowl of electric mixer. Add egg,
milk, crushed garlic, sifted flour and baking powder, salt and pepper. Beat
on medium speed 5 minutes. Step 2. Remove crusts from bread. Spread about 2
tablespoons of mixture on to each slice of bread, right to outer edges. Cut
each slice into four squares. (If bread is fresh remove crusts after you
have spread the cheese mixture; the crusts hold the bread firm). Step 3.
put in hot oil, cheese - side down; fry until golden brown on both sides
about 2 minutes, turning once. Drain on absorbent paper. Source: Dinner
Party Cookbook ch. *This recipe comes from Gaddi's Restaurant in Peninsula
Hotel, Hong Kong.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #288

Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 13:14:21 -0400

From: Cindy J Hartlin