Pioneer Woman Cheese Grits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon sea salt
9 cups water
2 cups uncooked grits
4 eggs
12 tablespoons butter, cut up
3 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
4 garlic, cloves. minced
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Preparation

preheat oven to 350.
add salt to water and bring to a boil in a large saucepan or dutch oven.
pour in grits and stir to combine.
cover and cook, for quick grits about five minutes and for regular grits about 15.
remove grits from heat.
whisk eggs in a small bowl.
to temper eggs so they don't scramble, stir in two tablespoons hot grits.
mix eggs into grits and stir til well combined.
add the butter one tablespoon at a time and stir til melted.
add the cheese and stir til melted.
add in the garlic and cayenne.
pour grits into a well buttered baking dish and bake 30-35 minutes until bubbly.
let stand 10 minutes before serving as grits get firmer after the sit a minute.