festive carrot ring

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 pounds carrots, peeled and chopped
• 5 tablespoons cornflake crumbs
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 3 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups cornflake crumbs

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 20 mins


• place a steamer insert into a saucepan, and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. cover, and bring the water to a boil over high heat. add the carrots, recover, and steam until very tender, about 15 minutes. drain water, remove steamer basket, and return carrots to pan; mash with an electric mixer until smooth.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). generously grease a 12 cup ring mold or bundt® pan; sprinkle mold with 5 tablespoons corn flake crumbs.
• crack the eggs into a large bowl and beat at high speed until light yellow, about 1 minute. stir in the cooked carrots, milk, cheddar cheese, butter, onion, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, and the remaining 1 1/2 cup corn flake crumbs; mix well. spoon into prepared mold.
• bake in preheated oven until puffed and lightly browned, abut 1 hour. remove from oven; let stand 30 minutes before inverting serving platter.