Hot Potted Cheese

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6 to 8

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Modern Classics

By Frances Bissell

Published 2000

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Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons soft white breadcrumbs
  • 4 tablespoons port or sweet Oloroso sherry

Method

Soak the breadcrumbs in the port for a few minutes. Drain them and mix with the cheese and softened butter. Mix in the egg yolks, season, and then fold in the stiffly whipped egg whites. Spoon into buttered ramekins and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4 for about