Healthier Hollandaise Sauce With Variations

"This still has egg and butter, but buttermilk helps lighten it up. Is low-carb, low saturated fat, low cholesterol, low sodium and even heart healthy according to realage.com . Great for healthier Eggs Benedict or served over steamed asparagus, green beans or even Brussels sprouts. Includes variations for Sauce Moutarde (with mustard) and Sauce Maltaise (with orange juice) as well as microwave reheating directions. From Eating Well."
 
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Ready In:
18mins
Ingredients:
10
Yields:
2 Tablespoon servings
Serves:
10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
  • Cook, swirling the pan, until butter turns golden, 30 to 60 seconds.
  • Pour into a small bowl and set aside.
  • Whisk 1/4 cup buttermilk, cornstarch, salt and cayenne (and mustard, if using) in a heavy medium saucepan until smooth.
  • In a small bowl, lightly beat egg.
  • Whisk egg and remaining 1/2 cup buttermilk into cornstarch mixture.
  • Set saucepan over medium-low heat and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture comes to a simmer (low boil).
  • Cook, whisking, for 15 more seconds.
  • Remove from heat and whisk in lemon juice (or orange juice, if using) and reserved golden butter.
  • Serve hot or warm.
  • MAKE AHEAD TIP:Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Reheat in a microwave on High for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, stirring once.

Questions & Replies

  1. Can you freeze this sauce
     
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Reviews

  1. Very nice thick sauce. It was easy to make and (bonus!) healthier than traditional Hollandaise Sauce. I served it on Eggs Benedict.
     
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After graduating from college in spring of 2007, I am now working as a Traffic Engineer. Now that I have free time instead of homework, I've been trying all sorts of new recipes that are more involved. I am always trying to get healthy food into my husband and 7-year old step-son. I am slowly wearing on them, both of them will finally eat vegetables with every dinner. Both of them like helping in the kitchen, especially on mini pizza nights! We have a 4-year old male lab/golden retriever mix and when the two "boys" get going, look out! I participated in my in-law's family Christmas party this year by bringing almond roca. It was a huge hit and everyone wants it again next get-together! I will definately bring it again, but I don't want to give the recipe out to them because it is so easy and I like them thinking I worked by butt off!! A cooking tragedy I once had in high school: I was making some pesto for my mom and I to have with lunch. At the time, I didn't know the difference between a clove and a bulb of garlic and I ended up putting about half a bulb of garlic in the recipe then stopped because I though "two whole bulbs would be a lot"... the recipe read 2 cloves ... Needless to say, we had bad breath for days and I never forgot what a clove was!! I haven't tried all of my posted recipes, but if I posted them I thought they sounded good and figured I should give someone else the chance to try them before I get to them. <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/200_PACpic.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket">
 
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