Arbor Inn

Rye, New Hampshire

Specialty Recipe

Egg Blossoms

Ingredients

Phyllo dough (3 sheets, cut to approximately 4 inches square, per serving)

Melted butter (approximately 1 Tablespoon)

Smoked Gouda cheese, shredded

Canadian ham, cubed (1 slice per serving)

Fresh spinach, stemmed and chopped

1 large egg per serving

Hollandaise sauce

Paprika and fresh chives for garnish

Spray Texas-style muffin tin or mold of equivalent size with non-stick cooking spray. Place each piece of phyllo dough into mold, brushing each with melted butter. Place the cheese into the bottom, then add the ham, and then the spinach. Make a well into the spinach and crack a whole egg carefully into the well. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake in center of oven for 18 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes to cool slightly. Remove from pan carefully and put on plate. Top with Hollandaise sauce, sprinkle with a little paprika, and top with a criss-cross of fresh chives.

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