Creamy Baked Eggs
I am so sorry that my posts are few and far between. I feel like I am fighting my way back from a sort of dark abyss. I appreciate so much that you have stuck with me despite my lack of posts (totally inactive). It had been a long time since I had entered a contest at Food52 and missed it and the community. The most recent contest is “Your Best Creamy Breakfast”. Well, breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and of course anything creamy is definitely something I can get behind. Thinking about what to make brought me to my childhood, on special occasions my Mom made baked eggs or shirred eggs. This is my updated version of my Moms recipe. I was lucky enough to be picked as a finalist and would appreciate so much if you would cast a vote for me, click here and it will take you to the voting page on Food52. Thank you again for being so wonderful!
Creamy Baked Eggs
Recipe by sdebrango
Serves 2-4 depending on appetite
Béchamel
2 tbs butter
2 tbs flour
1 1/2 cup warmed whole milk
salt and pepper to taste
The rest
4 large eggs
5 oz baby spinach cleaned
4-6 slices bacon cut into bite size pieces
10 cherry tomatoes cut in half
1/2 cup grated gruyere cheese
Handful toasted breadcrumbs to coat pan or pans
Make béchamel or white sauce. Add butter to small heavy bottom saucepan, melt on medium low heat, add flour and whisk cooking for about 1-2 minutes. Slowly add the warmed milk whisking constantly and cook until it thickens. Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Remove from heat and set aside
Heat a saute or fry pan on medium high flame and add the bacon bits, saute until lightly browned. Remove the bacon leaving the rendered fat in the pan. Add the spinach and saute until wilted. Remove and set aside. Place the tomatoes in the to pan and cook until they start to blister and soften, set aside. Preheat oven to 425 degree’s. NOTE: if bacon doesn’t produce enough rendered fat add a little olive oil.
Assembly:
Butter pans,( I used 2 individual oval pans), ramekins or cocottes. Sprinkle bottom with toasted breadcrumbs. Divide the spinach between the pans, add the bacon bits and tomatoes. Spoon 3 heaping tbs of the béchamel on top. Create a well and gently nestle the eggs in the well. Spoon more béchamel around the eggs. Place your pans on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, the eggs will not be completely set, that’s ok you are going to finish in the broiler. Remove from oven and adjust to broil setting. Cover top with grated cheese and place in broiler close to flame for about 1 minute or until cheese is melted and lightly browned. Note: You can assemble this the night before and bake in the morning.
Serve with toast!
apuginthekitchen 
Looks delicious!
Thank you so much!!
This looks very delicious, Suzanne 🙂
Thank you so much Irene❤️❤️
Hi Suzanne! A dark abyss does not sound good at all. Hope all is well now, or better. This is a great breakfast. My mother used to make something similar, but with salt cod. Of course, anything with a bechamel is good!!!
Not a good place but doing a little better thank you so much!!!
Fabulous! 😋🌿
Thank you so much Gail!!❤️
Happy Autumn Equinox
Thank you and to you too!!🍁🍁
Hi, Suzanne I am SO SO happy to see you back. I wish all the best to you! ❤️
Mochi!!! So nice to hear from you I do hope you are doing well. I’ve missed you. Thank you so much! I think of you often.
Me too! I do hope you everything alright!
Hi Suzanne, This egg dish looks delicious. How are Percy and Jenna Rose? I hope you and they are doing well.
Hi Sharon, doing ok thank you!! Hope you are doing well and thank you so much!!❤️
I hope you are feeling better Suzanne. I just voted for you, good luck.
Thank you so much!!
Welcome back! I can’t find the number of eggs in the list of ingredients?
Hi Stefan, oh no I will add, it’s 4 eggs. Thank you for picking that up!! Hope you are well!!
Hugs, Suzanne. ♥
Hugs to you also Mary thank you so much!!
Suzanne, thanks for giving us a delicious virtual dish. I hope it brightened your day as much as it did mine, to see you posting. This really, really, really makes me wish I could eat eggs. But no harm in the virtual kind! 😀 Hugs on the wing.
Thank you so much Teagan!! You know what brightens my day, reading your stories. Thank you for that and for the kind comment it means so much to me!! I know you are allergic to eggs and I am thrilled you will virtually enjoy❤️❤️
This sounds lovely, and welcome back!
Thank you so much!!! So good to see you again it’s been too long❤️
Doesn’t this look delicious!!
Thank you so much!!❤️
Looks delicious!!