Cheddar Cheese Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups half-and-half cream
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups finely grated cheddar cheese (preferably old cheddar for a stronger taste)

Preparation

Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
Add in flour and whisk for 1 minute.
Slowly add in the half and half cream and whisk until the sauce is thick.
Add in the yolks and cook over low heat for 2 minutes.
Add in the cheese, and stir over low heat until melted.
Remove the sauce from the heat and season with salt, white pepper and nutmeg.
Pour the sauce into a bowl.
Cover the top of the sauce with buttered wax paper.
Heat again before serving or refrigerate.