Asparagus Puff Ring

Title:
Asparagus Puff Ring

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Asparagus,
Ham,
Main
Dishes,
Pastry




Ingredients:





   3/4 c  Water


     6 tb Butter


   3/4 c  All-purpose flour


   1/2 ts Salt


     3    Eggs


   1/4 c  Grated parmesan cheese;


          -divided





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     1 lb Fresh asparagus; cut in 1"


          -pieces


   1/4 c  Diced onion


     2 tb Butter


     2 tb All-purpose flour


   1/2 ts Salt


   1/4 ts Pepper


 1 1/2 c  Milk


   1/2 c  Shredded Swiss cheese


     2 tb Grated Parmesan cheese


     2 c  Ham; fully cooked/diced





 In a saucepan over Medium heat, bring water and butter to boi. Add flour


 and salt all at once; stir until a smooth ball forms. Let stand for 5


 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each ; beat until


 smooth. Stir in 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Using 1/4 cupfuls of dough


 form a ring around the sides of a greased 10 inch quiche pan or pie plate.


 Mounds should not touch. Top with the remaining cheese. Bake at 400 F. for


      35    minutes. Meanwhile, cook asparagus until crisip-tender, 3-4


 minutes; drain. In a saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in


 flour, salt and pepper. Gradually add milk; bring to a boil over medium


 heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; stir in cheese until melted, stir


 in ham and asparagus; spoon into ring. Serve immediately. Yield: 6


 servings. MC formatting by bobbi744@sojourn.com


 


 NOTES : Recipe submitted to magazine by Shirley De Lange, Byron Center,


 Michigan, (This recipe won the Grand Prize in magazine Asparagus contest).


 "Ham and asparagus in a creamy sauce are piled high in a cheesy cream puff


 shell. It is delicious and deceivingly simple to prepare!"


 


 Recipe by: Taste of Home Magazine, April/May, '97, p. 26


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #822 by Roberta Banghart


 
on Oct 01, 1997