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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (324g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 13
Calories from Fat 7		(57%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 0.8g	1%
	Saturated Fat 0.3g	1%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.3g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 35mg		11%
Sodium 17mg		0%
Potassium 38mg		1%
Total Carbohydrate 0.2g		0%
	Dietary Fiber 0.0g	0%
	Sugars 0.1g
Protein 1.1g		2%
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Lutheran Church Basement Egg Coffee

Recipe #130947 | 12 min | 2 min prep | add private note

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By: San Marcos Sunshine
Jul 25, 2005

I'm a former Minnesota kid who grew up surrounded by "Lutheran Women Who Cook" (in the church basement) for showers, weddings and funerals. There's even a cookbook available with a similar title. This is the way I recall the ladies making coffee in huge enamel pots, and it's the clearest, most flavorful coffee you'll ever enjoy. I outgrew their 10,000 Jello and Miracle Whip recipes a long time ago, but I fondly remember the Lutheran Church Basement (aka Swedish) Egg Coffee.

SERVES 6 -8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 egg
1 cup cold water, divided
1 cup regular grind coffee
6 cups boiling water

Directions

1
Use a graniteware (enamel) coffee pot.
2
Wash egg; break it into a small bowl, reserving shell, and beat slightly. Add 1/2 cup cold water, the 1 cup ground coffee and the reserved egg shell, crushed. Mix thoroughly. Turn into coffee pot; pour on boiling water, and stir. (I remember the ladies adding the coffee/egg mixture directly to the boiling water.) Optional: The spout of the pot can be stuffed with soft paper towel to prevent escape of the fragrant aroma. Place on front of range and boil 3 minutes. If not boiled, coffee is cloudy. If boiled too long, too much tannic acid is developed. Add remaining 1/2 cup cold water; which perfects clearing. Cold water, which is heavier than hot, sinks to the bottom and carries the grounds with it. After coffee has settled, serve at once.