Ham - Spinach Souffle

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 8 slices of crustless commercial bread
• 1 cup whole milk
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons onions, finely chopped or grated
• 2 cups cooked drained and chopped spinach
• 1 1/2 cups ham, diced or shredded
• 6 eggs, yolks and whites separated
• 1 dash nutmeg
• salt and pepper (taste before cooking)
• additional butter, enough to grease baking pan

Recipe

• 1 soak bread in milk until soft and soggy--drain, but not excessively.
• 2 stir fry onion in heated butter.
• 3 when onion is transparent add the saoked bread.
• 4 keep stirring over medium heat until its a pasty consistency.
• 5 add spinach and ham.
• 6 mix; withdraw from heat and let cool to lukewarm or room temperature.
• 7 incorporate the egg yolks, salt, peper, and nutmeg.
• 8 finally, beat egg whites to soft peak stage and incorporate well.
• 9 pour into a concave round baking dish that has been previoulsy greased with butter.
• 10 place over a rectangular mold with hot water on its bottom (steam method).
• 11 bake at 350° for 45 minutes approximately.