Double-Boiler Hollandaise Recipe
Ingredients
1/2 cup (1/4 lb.) butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup hot water
Directions
Melt butter in top of double boiler.
Beat eggs until blended, and gradually pour the hot butter over the eggs, beating constantly with a wire whip.
Return butter-egg mixture to top of double boiler and, stirring, cook over hot water until thickened.
Add lemon juice, cayenne, salt, and hot water and stir until blended.
Beat eggs until blended, and gradually pour the hot butter over the eggs, beating constantly with a wire whip.
Return butter-egg mixture to top of double boiler and, stirring, cook over hot water until thickened.
Add lemon juice, cayenne, salt, and hot water and stir until blended.