Baked Potato Eggs

Baked  Potato Eggs

Preparation Time:  30 minutes

Serves: 4-5

Ingredients:

1.    Potatoes:  3 nos.

2.    Milk : ¼ cup

3.    Black pepper : ¼ tsp.

4.    Fresh dill, finely chopped : 1 tbsp.

5.    Onion, grated:  2 tbsps.

6.    Parsley, minced:  2 tbsps.

7.    Eggs : 4 nos.

8.    Lemon rind, grated : 1 tbsp.

9.    Butter or margarine: 2 tbsps.

10. Salt : ¾ tsp.

Method:

1. Peel and cut the potatoes into ¼ inch slices.

2. Put the potato slices in a saucepan with water, cover and boil for 15 minutes or

    till tender.

3. Drain and mash the potatoes, adding milk to moisten them.

4. Stir in the butter and season with ½ tsp each of pepper and salt.

5. Mix the dill, onion and parsley with the potatoes.

6. Put this mixture in a shallow buttered casserole and set aside.

7. Separate the eggs and beat the whites until stiff gradually adding the salt and

    lemon rind.

8. Spread the beaten egg whites lightly over the potatoes, shaping them into

    peaks.

9. With half an egg shell make 4 depressions in the egg white surface and then

    slide an egg yolk into each depression.

10. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until the eggs are set.