Cookbook:Friar's Omelette

Friar's Omelette
Category	Egg recipes
Servings	4
Time	90 minutes
Difficulty

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Friar's Omelette is a traditional Scottish recipe for eggs and apples. However, apple can be substituted by other fruit such as rhubarb, plum (with stones removed), or blackberry.

Ingredients

• 6 medium cooking apples
• 4 ounces (125 g / 1 stick) butter plus butter for greasing a baking dish
• 2 ounces (50 g / 4 tablespoons) white sugar
• 1 ounce (25 g / 1 rounded tablespoon) white sugar for decoration
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 4 ounces (125 g / 1 cup) breadcrumbs
• ¼ pint (150 ml) water
• Squeeze of lemon juice

Procedure

1. Peel and core the apples, slice them, and place in a saucepan with the water.
2. Cook until soft (similar to applesauce), then remove from heat and add butter, sugar and lemon juice; mix well.
3. While this is cooling, beat the eggs very well. When the apple mixture is cool, mix in the eggs as well.
4. Butter a deep baking dish and spread the breadcrumbs around it so that they stick to the bottom and the sides, keeping a good amount for the top.
5. Pour the apple and egg mixture into the dish and cover with a thick layer of breadcrumbs.
6. Bake in a moderate oven (350°F / 180°C / Gas Mark 4) for about half an hour.
7. Turn out onto a flat dish and sprinkle with sugar before serving.