MORNAY
SAUCE
Makes 1 1/2 cups
1 cup milk 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon flour 1 egg
yolk 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon white pepper 1/8 teaspoon
grated nutmeg 1/2 cup grated Swiss cheese
Melt the butter in a
saucepan. Whisk in the flour. Add the milk and whisk until sauce is thick.
Mix in egg yolk and cook over low heat for 2 minutes. Mix in cheese. Remove
sauce from heat. Season with salt and pepper and nutmeg. Pour the sauce in a
container and cover with buttered wax paper. Heat before serving
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