Hollandaise Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. melted butter
5 beaten egg yolks
1/2 c. boiling water
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. salt
dash of cayenne pepper

Preparation

Melt the butter over hot water.
Remove from heat and cool. In the top of a double boiler, blend egg yolks into butter.
Add boiling water slowly, stirring constantly, until thickened, over hot water.
Remove from heat.
Stir in lemon juice, salt and cayenne pepper.
Yields 1 1/4 cups.