Baked Tomatoes

 Ingredients

• One dozen tomatoes 
• Slice of bread
• Butter
• Pepper
• Salt
• 3/4 cup bread Crumbs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Scald and peel tomatoes.
3. Batter a shallow baking dish.
4. Place tender tomatoes into dish without breaking them.
5. Fill extra space between the tomatoes with small pieces of buttered bread.
6. Mash the remaining tomatoes, straining out all the hard parts.
7. Mix mashed tomatoes with a spoonful of butter, and a small amount of salt and pepper.
8. Pour mixture over the rest of the dish.
9. Sprinkle bread crumbs to the top.
10. Bake about 1/2 an hour.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Brittany Emery
Louisiana Anthology
January 6, 2020