Signora Adele's Mold

Origin: Florence, Italy

Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Make a balsamella (bechamel) with the flour, milk and butter; before removing from the heat, stir in the Gruyere and salt.
  2. Off the boil, add the egg yolks one at a time, then fold in the whipped whites.
  3. Pour into a buttered, breadcrumb-dusted ring mold and cook in the Dutch oven.
  4. Serve filled with a stew of chicken giblets and sweetbreads. Serves six.

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