Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  6                     artichoke
  2          teaspoons  unsalted butter
  2          teaspoons  flour
  1                cup  milk
  1                cup  gruyere cheese
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
     1/4      teaspoon  black pepper
  3                     egg yolk
  4                     egg white

Preparation:

simmer artichokes in boiling salted water for 20-35 minutes, until tender drain well and cool pull out center and scrape out choke with a spoon trim butt to set upright, set aside heat butter in a saucepan, over a medium flame whisk in flour and cook for 3 minutes gradually whisk in heated milk heat and stir, until thickened stir in cheese season to taste with salt and pepper remove from heat and cool for 2-3 minutes beat in egg yolks fold in egg whites spoon into artichokes stand upright in a greased casserole bake @ 400 degrees for 15 minutes, until fully risen and lightly browned on top serve hot, in a bowl

Nutritional Information:

215 Calories (kcal); 11g Total Fat; (44% calories from fat); 15g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; 135mg Cholesterol; 330mg Sodium