"The Hot Brown" from The Brown, Louisville, KY

4 oz butter
6 TBSP flour
3-3 1/2 cups milk
1 egg, beaten
6 TBSP grated parmesan
cheese
1 oz whipped topping
salt & pepper to taste
Sliced roast turkey
8-12 slices toast (may be
trimmed)
Extra parmesan cheese
8-12 strips of fried bacon

Melt butter & add enough flour to make a thick roux (enough to absorb all the butter). Add milk & parmesan cheese. Add egg to thicken sauce, but do not allow sauce to boil. remove from heat. Fold in whipped cream. Add salt & pepper to taste. For each "Hot Brown" place 2 slices of toast on a metal or flameproof dish. Cover the toast with a liberal amount of turkey. Pour a generous amount of sauce over turkey & toast. Sprinkle with additional parmesan cheese. Place entire dish under a broiler until sauce is speckled brown and bubbly. Remove from broiler, cross to pieces of cooked bacon on top, serve immediately.