Welch Rarebit
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon mustard powder or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne or to taste
- 3/4 cup dark beer strong, like Guinness
- 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce or to taste
- 1 pound cheddar Double Gloucester or other English cheese, or other good semi-hard
- 8 pieces toasted bread lightly
- Pre toast your bread of choice on a baking sheet under the broiler.
- Set aside.
- Put butter in a saucepan over medium heat and, as it melts, stir in flour.
- Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and very fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Stir in mustard and cayenne, then whisk in beer and Worcestershire sauce.
- When mixture is uniform, turn heat to low and stir in cheese, again stirring until smooth.
- Remove from heat and pour into a broad container to set (you can refrigerate for up to a day at this point).
- Spread mixture thickly on toast and put under broiler until bubbly and edges of toast are crisp.
butter, flour, mustard powder, cayenne, worcestershire sauce, gloucester, bread lightly
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Welch-Rarebit-1676539 (may not work)