Toasted Cheese
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Place the cheese slice on a metal dish in a water bath.
Pour a little strong ale over the cheese.
Melt and serve
Let it stand until melted.
Serve on toast by inverting the dish over the toast.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Cheese
- Melts into a smooth, spreadable topping once heated gently.
- Strong ale
- Adds liquid and flavour that helps the cheese melt smoothly and evenly.
The step that matters
Melting the cheese gently in the water bath. Cheese turns grainy and oily if overheated. Gentle, indirect heat from the water bath lets the proteins and fat melt together into a smooth layer.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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