Lowney’s – Hollandaise Sauce No. 1

Ingredients

• 4 egg yolks
• ½ cup butter (114g)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• few grains cayenne
• ½ cup cold water (120ml)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Method

1. Put all ingredients, except the lemon juice, into a saucepan; set saucepan into a larger one of hot water. Beat constantly until mixture thickens, keeping water below the boiling point all the time.
2. Add lemon juice and serve immediately.

Title

Lowney’s Cook Book

Author

Maria Willet Howard