Eggs Florentine

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 424.2
  • Total Fat: 30.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 424.2 mg
  • Sodium: 226.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 12.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.4 g
  • Protein: 18.9 g

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Introduction

This is excellent for brunch. The poached eggs must be cold (do day before), or they will be hard when baked. This is excellent for brunch. The poached eggs must be cold (do day before), or they will be hard when baked.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    Butter, salted, 1.5 tbsp (remove)
    Scallions, raw, 1 tbsp chopped (remove)
    *Spinach, cooked, 1.5 cup (remove)
    *Flour, white, .16 cup (remove)
    Heavy Whipping Cream, 1 cup, fluid (yields 2 cups whipped) (remove)
    Egg, fresh, 6 large (remove)
    Nutmeg, ground, .2 tsp (remove)
    Milk, nonfat, .75 cup (remove)
    *Flour, white, .25 cup (remove)
    Egg Yolk, 4 large (remove)
    Cream Of Tartar, 0.5 tsp (remove)
    Egg white, 4 serving (remove)
    Gruyere Cheese, .5 cup, shredded (remove)
    Gruyere Cheese, .5 oz (remove)

Directions

Cut crusts off bread and place in a lightly greased 9 x 13" pan.Melt butter and cook scallions. Add drained, dry spinach and allow to mix with the butter and scallions. Add 1 T. Flour and cook 2 minutes. Add cream in small amounts. You may not need all the cream. Mixture should hold a mass on spoon. Poach 6 eggs, put in cold water and refrigerate til very cold. Beat 1/4 c. flour with 3/4 c milk. Beat over high heat until sauce thickens and comes to a boil. If too stiff, thin with milk. Add 4 egg yolks, one at a time. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Beat 4 egg whies with cream of tartar and a dash of salt until stiff peaks form. Stir 1/4 of the egg whites into the sauce base. Ad 1/2 c. minus 2 T. coarsely grated gruyere cheese. Assemble the spinach, eggs, top with sauce and reserved cheese. Bake 25 minutes at 375. Serve immediately

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GRANNY2.