Egg Croquettes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
3/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 dash paprika
4 eggs, hard-cooked
cracker crumb
1 egg, slightly beaten
oil (for frying)

Preparation

Peel and chop hard-boiled eggs.
Melt butter in a double boiler; add flour and stir until blended.
Add milk and seasonings; cook until mixture is thickened.
Remove from heat and add hard-cooked eggs.
Set aside to cool.
Preheat oil to 365\u00b0F.
When cold, shape egg mixture into croquettes; roll in cracker crumbs, dip in egg and again in crumbs.
Fry in fat until golden (approximately 5 minutes).