Wash and stem the greens. Slice the stems fine. If you dont like stems discard and use more leaves.
Bring 2 quarts of salted water to a boil and cook the stems 2 minutes. Add the leaves and cook until tender, about 3 min. Drain, cool, and squeeze out excess liquid. Coarsely chop.
Toss together 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs and 2 t melted butter. Toast at 350 about 10 min until lightly brown.
Saute 1 diced onion in 2T butter until soft, 5-10 min. Stir in greens and salt to taste. Saute 5 min more.
Add 2 t flour, stir well and add 1/2 cup milk or cream, pepper and nutmeg.
Cook 5 min more, stirring occasionally. Add milk if it gets too thick. It should be moist but not soupy.
Butter a small baking dish. Add greens mixture all around and top with dots of butter. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over evenly and bake at 350 20/30 min.
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