Butter Balls For Chicken Broth Or Noodle Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 loaf day old sliced bread
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup cream or 1/2 cup evaporated milk or 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice

Recipe

• 1 toast the bread slices in a 400°f oven until brown on one side.
• 2 flip over and toast on the other side. cool.
• 3 take very dry bread slices and pulse in a blender or food processor until very fine crumbs.
• 4 place in a large bowl and mix margarine. and cream and eggs, salt and allspice all at once. mix well. shape in 1 inch balls.
• 5 take a large slotted spoon and lower 3 or 4 balls into the boiling or simmering liquid at a time. cook 5 to 7 minutes. serve immediately.
• 6 note: if you have extra large loafs of bread ie. sandwich slices loafs of bread you my have to add some warm milk to form the balls.
• 7 do not be shy in squeezing to form the balls.
• 8 extras to add if desired: a little dried parsley flakes, a very small square of cheese in the center.
• 9 note: you can prepare ahead and freeze for use later. do not keep over a month.