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Fancy Egg Scramble

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Steve Casper’s Christmas Brunch Staple, late 1970?s.

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Fancy Egg Scramble

Servings 6
Author Steve

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Canadian bacon diced
  • 1/4 cup green onion chopped
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 12 eggs beaten
  • 1 3 ounce can mushroom stems and pieces drained
  • 1 recipe Cheese sauce following
  • 4 teaspoons butter or margarine melted
  • 2 1/4 cups soft bread crumbs (about 3 slices)
  • 1/8 teaspoon paprika

Cheese sauce

  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 cup shredded American cheese

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, cook bacon and onion in the butter or margarine until onion is tender but not brown
  2. Add eggs and scramble until just set
  3. Fold in mushrooms and cooked eggs into Cheese sauce (see below)
  4. Turn into a 12"x7" baking dish
  5. Combine remaining melted butter, crumbs, and paprika; sprinkle over eggs
  6. Cover, chill until 30 minutes before serving
  7. Bake, uncovered in 350F oven for 30 to 45 minutes

To make Cheese sauce

  1. Melt butter
  2. blend in flour, salt and pepper
  3. Add milk and cook until bubbly.
  4. Stir in American cheese until melted.