Eggplant Moussaka

By birth - Hungarian; By choice - American; By profession - Attorney By the grace of God - Happy wife, proud mother, & blissfully semi-retired

It's ironic to have this traditional Greek casserole recipe submitted to a church cookbook in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country! It was submitted by Sally Harper Shirk.

1 medium eggplant

1 lb. ground lamb OR ground beef (If serving for Easter, always, of course, use lamb.)

salt

olive oil

black pepper

Bechamel Sauce

½ c. grated Parmesan

Preheat oven to 400°.

Slice eggplant into ½-in. slices, without peeling.

Prepare Bechamel Sauce & keep warm.

Quickly brown eggplant slices in hot oil. (Do not put more than one layer in frying pan at a time.) Season to taste with salt & pepper.

Put layer of eggplant in baking dish; cover with meat; then cover with second layer of eggplant slices.

Pour Bechamel sauce over dish; sprinkle top with Parmesan.

Bake till crisp & golden brown (about 20-mins.).

SOURCE: Donegal Cookbook (1971 ed.) (The cookbook was published on the 250th anniversary of Donegal Presbyterian Church, Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania, in the heart of Pennsylvania's Amish/Pennsylvania Dutch Country. The inscription in my copy indicates that Polly gave it to Hazel in January, 1972. Hazel would have been Hazel Brown, Hubby's maternal step-grandmother. She and her friend Polly [Hubby can't remember Polly's last name] lived in Carlsbad, New Mexico in the 1960s and '70s. There is no family history tying Hazel to Amish Country.) SOURCE: Donegal Cookbook (1971 ed.) (The cookbook was published on the 250th anniversary of Donegal Presbyterian Church, Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania, in the heart of Pennsylvania's Amish/Pennsylvania Dutch Country. The inscription in my copy indicates that Polly gave it to Hazel in January, 1972. Hazel would have been Hazel Brown, Hubby's maternal step-grandmother. She and her friend Polly [Hubby can't remember Polly's last name] lived in Carlsbad, New Mexico in the 1960s and '70s. There is no family history tying Hazel to Amish Country.)

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