Savory Timbales

2 tablespoons butter. 1/4 cup bread crumbs. 1 cup chopped meat or fish (veal, chicken, ham).

1 cup milk.

l egg.

Salt and pepper.

1 teaspoonful of grated onion.

Melt butter, add bread crumbs and milk, cook about 5 minutes, stirring constantly; add chopped meat and egg, beaten slightly; season and turn into well-greased custard cups or muffin pans; set in a pan of hot water and bake in a moderate oven about 20 minutes or until firm in the center. Do not allow the water to boil.

After removing from the oven let stand a few seconds before turning from the molds. Serve with a sauce suitable for the kind of meat used. Different seasonings, such as chopped olives, pimentoes or mushrooms, may be added. Combinations of meat and vegetables also can be used.

Vegetable Timbales

Follow the recipe for savory timbales, using 1 cupful of mashed pureed vegetables.