Eggs in a Puff

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup margarine or butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 12 eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/2 of a 6-ounce package frozen pea pods, thawed
• 1/2 cup chopped red or green sweet pepper
• 1 tablespoon margarine or butter
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar or Swiss cheese (4 ounces)

Instructions

1. For cream-puff shell, combine the 1/2 cup margarine and 1 cup water. Bring to boiling. Add flour and 1/8 teaspoon salt all at once, stirring vigorously. Cook and stir till mixture forms a ball that doesn't separate. Remove from heat. Cool 5 minutes. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating with a wooden spoon after each addition till smooth. Spread over bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-inch pie plate. Bake in a 400° oven for 25 to 30 minutes or till golden brown and puffy.
2. Meanwhile, beat together the remaining eggs, milk, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and dash pepper. Stir in pea pods and red or green pepper. In a large skillet melt the 1 tablespoon margarine. Pour in egg mixture. Cook, without stirring, till mixture begins to set on bottom and around edge; sprinkle with cheese. Lift and fold egg mixture till eggs are cooked but still glossy and moist, and cheese melts. Spoon into baked puff shell.