Eggs Benny

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For breakfast or brunch, eggs benny is pure delight to the taste buds & easy to prepare! Since i seem to unable to make a proper hollandaise sauce and love eggs benedict, i've come up with this scrumptios creation that i've become totally addicted to! (and the sauce, so simple, can be used in a zillion ways!!)

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Steps

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Sauce :.

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In a sauce pot , over medium heat , melt the butter and stir in all the flour , blending well.

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Mix the milk and cream , slowly add to the sauce pot , whisking to totally blend.

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Add the lemon juice and cayenne pepper.

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Add the grated cheese , blending well.

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Do not allow the mixture to boil or even come close.

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Lower the temperature as necessary.

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Cook to thicken sauce to desired consistency.

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Sauce will further thicken as it sits.

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Heat the ham slices.

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Add the chopped shallot to the spinach & mix well , heating through.

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Place 1 / 2 english muffin on each plate , topping it 1st with a ham slice , then 1 / 4 c spinach mixture , topping that with a poached egg and finally with sauce , then sprinkle with fresh ground pepper.

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Serve hot !', keeping a well warmed oven will give you a place to keep things hot 'til you are ready to serve"]".

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Ingredients

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butter, flour, milk, whipping cream, asiago cheese, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, salt & pepper, shallot, spinach, ham slices, eggs, english muffins