Italian Snacks and Light Meals Recipes - Melted Cheese with Egg Yolks (Fonduta) Recipe

 

Ingredients

• 5 ml/1 tsp unsalted (sweet) butter, melted

• 3 egg yolks

• 100 g/4 oz Fontina or Gruyere (Swiss) cheese, grated

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp freshly ground black

• pepper 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp grated nutmeg

• 4 slices of bread, fried in unsalted (sweet) butter

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Method:

1. Put the butter and egg yolks in a basin over hot water and beat well.

2. Stir in the cheese and continue stirring until the cheese has melted. Stir in the pepper and nutmeg.

3. Remove from the heat and serve spoonfuls on individual plates with fingers of fried bread.