Eggs Benedict (Grain-Free)

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Let me tell you, I did not eat this well before I was primal. But now, it's bacon every day and if not that, eggs benedict. Or better yet, both!

This hollandaise is a sauce made with crème fraiche, for lack of a better use of my experimental homemade batch of it.

Wow, what a lucky experiment! By the way, I put a spoonful in my butternut squash "home-fries" this morning and was blown away...

More on homemade crème fraiche later.

Hollandaise sauce

3 pastured egg yolks (save the whites for the biscuits)

2 1/2 tbs organic lemon juice

1 cup grass-fed organic butter

1 cup crème fraiche

a pinch of sea salt

-Whip the egg yolks and lemon in a food processor while you melt the butter

-Add the butter slowly to the lemon/egg mixture while processing

-Add the crème fraiche to that, a tablespoon at a time

-Salt to taste

-Use right away storing the remainder in a mason or glass jar (because you can stick the jar in a hot water bath later to reheat) It will definitely thicken as it cools.

The "buttermilk biscuit" recipe comes from Maria Emmerich- we definitely thank you!

This works out perfectly because you can make several biscuits and have eggs benedict every day until they and the sauce runs out.

Biscuits

1 1/2 tbs grass-fed organic butter (or homemade lard)

1 cup blanched almond flour

1/4 tsp sea salt

1 tbs baking powder (Grain Free)

4 egg whites

* I also add parsley, garlic power and onion powder (about 1 tsp altogether)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a medium sized muffin pan. Whip egg whites until fluffy, but not stiff. In a separate bowl, sift the baking powder into the almond flour. Then add the butter and salt. Slowly fold in the almond mixture to the egg whites. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Serves 8.

Now for the final results!

I cooked a couple pieces of homemade bacon, sautéed some green onions and warmed up a couple slices of tomato in a pan. Then I layered this on top of the biscuit, set a poached egg on top and poured hollandaise until my heart's content. A little parsley for garnish and I ate like a queen.

You can use anything you like, obviously. I do also recommend a salmon burger with all the fixings on top for a heartier eggs benedict. You will have enough to experiment for a couple of days!