Easiest Ever Hollandaise Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 lemon, juice of (1-1/2 tablespoons)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash white pepper
• 3 egg yolks

Recipe

• 1 cut the butter into several pieces and bring to room temperature.
• 2 in the top of a double boiler, combine egg yolks, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• 3 add a piece of butter.
• 4 cook, stirring steadily with a wooden spoon or wire whisk, over, but not touching, boiling water.
• 5 when butter melts and sauce begins to thicken, add remaining butter, stirring constantly until melted.
• 6 continue cooking as sauce thickens, about 2 more minutes.
• 7 immediately remove from heat.