Cheese Croquettes
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup flour
- ⅔ cup milk
- Yolks 2 eggs
- 1 cup mild cheese, cut in very small cubes
- ½ cup grated Gruyère cheese
- Salt and pepper
- Few grains cayenne
Steps
- Make a thick white sauce, using butter, flour, and milk, add yolks of eggs without first beating, and stir until well mixed; then add grated cheese. As soon as cheese melts, remove from fire, fold in cheese cubes, and season with salt, pepper, and cayenne. Spread in a shallow pan, and cool. Turn on a board, cut in small squares or strips, dip in crumbs, egg, and crumbs again, fry in deep fat, and drain on brown paper. Serve for a cheese course.
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From The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1910), now in the public domain. Text from Project Gutenberg.