Darina Allen

Baked Eggs

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Simply Delicious 2
Simply Delicious 2

By Darina Allen

Published 1990

  • About

These may be served as a starter or snack and there are infinite variations on the theme.

Ingredients

  • 4 fresh eggs (preferably free-range)
  • ½ oz (15 g/⅛ stick

Method

Lightly butter the 4 ramekins. Heat the cream; when it is hot, spoon about 1 tablespoon into each ramekin and break an egg into the cream. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Spoon the remainder of the cream over the top of the eggs. Place the ramekins in a bain-marie of hot water, cover wit