Ingredients

1 garlic clove minced

3/4 stick unslated butter

1 tablespoon minced anchovy fillets

1 tablespoon drained capers minced

2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

coarsely ground pepper to taste

1/2 pound chilled mozzarella cut crosswise with a serrated knife into 16 slices

32 slices of homemade type white bread cut into rounds with a 3 inch cutter (reserving the scraps for another use such as bread crumbs)

2 large eggs beaten lightly

2 tablespoons milk

about 4 tablespoons vegetable oil

about 1/2 sticj unsalted butter

Preparation

Make the sauce in a small saucepan cookk the garlic inthe butter over moderately low heat for 3 minutes remove the pan from the heat and stir in the anchovies the capers the parsley the lemon juice and the pepper. Samdwich each slice of the mozzarella between 2 bread rounds flatten the sandwiches slightly and pinch the edges of the bread together securely to enclose the mozzarella completely. In a shallow dish beat together lightly the eggs and the milk and dip the sandwisches into the mixture coating them on all sides and letting the excess drip off. In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons of the oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter over moderately heat until the fat is hot and in the fat fry the sandwiches in batches using the remaing 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons oil if neccessary for 1 minute on each side or until they are golden. Transfer the fried mozzarella to a heated platter and drizzle it with sauce heated.