Ingredients:
20 slices white bread
125 g butter, melted
30 g butter
3 finely chopped green shallots
100 g finely chopped leg ham
2 tablespoons plain flour
1 cup milk
310 g corn kernels, drained
Directions:
Remove crust from bread flatten bread with a rolling pin and cut bread into rounds using a 7cm plain cutter.
Press bread rounds into greased patty pans and brush bread cases with melted butter.
Bake in a moderately hot oven for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cases stand in pans for 5 minutes before removing.
Serve bread cases with warm ham and corn filling decorated with red strips of pepper if desired.
Ham and Corn Filling (Can be done in microwave).
Melt butter in a medium saucepan add shallots and leg ham stir over a low heat until shallots are just soft. Add flour, stir over medium heat for a further minute and gradually stir in milk, stir over low heat until mixture boils and thickens stir in corn kernels. I pop the filled cases back in the oven for a few minutes before serving, but you dont have to.
Servings: Serve
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 40 min.