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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Prepare the sauce.
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In a large pot, melt the butter over medium heat and whisk in the flour.
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Once it begins to bubble, cook for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
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Whisk in the milk and the dry mustard.
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Bring to a low boil and simmer for about 3 minutes, or until very thick, stirring constantly.
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Reduce heat to low.
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Temper one egg by VERY careful adding a VERY small amount of the sauce to it, being sure to keep your whisk going.
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Add a little more sauce, whisk, and repeat until youve added about 1/4 cup of the sauce and the egg feels close enough in temperature to the sauce to not cook when added.
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Add the egg mixture and whisk until smooth.
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Add all but 1/4 cup of the cheese and stir until melted.
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Add the seasonings.
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In a separate bowl, combine the broccoli and ham.
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Pour cheese sauce over the top.
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There may be a little more sauce left over, but add it all if you want.
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Its up to you.
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Spoon the filling into 4 individual crocks.
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I over-filled mine a little until I got all the filling distributed.
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Roll out your dough.
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Try to go as thin as you dare to stretch the dough over the tops.
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Cut into circles (I used an overturned soup/large cereal bowl).
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Place circles on top of crocks and seal the edges around the top.
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Cut a slit in the top, brush with an egg wash using the remaining egg, and sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup cheese on top.
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Put all four pots on a baking sheet and bake for about 45-50 minutes, or until crust is brown and you can hear/see the cheese sauce bubbling inside.
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Its okay if some of it spills over.
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If crust reaches a golden brown before the cheese sauce is bubbling, place foil on top of the crusts.
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By the way, this cheese sauce recipe is pretty much the same as PWs sauce for her mac n cheese.
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I just used half as much pepper and found some of the directions to work differently for me.
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Note: this can also be done as a one-pot pie in a pie pan or tart dish.