Hollandaise Sauce

Ingredients

  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • few grains cayenne
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

Put all ingredients, except the lemon juice, into a saucepan; set saucepan into a larger one of hot water. Beat constantly until mixture thickens, keeping water below the boiling point all the time. Add lemon juice and serve immediately.