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Recipe posted by Lottie
Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower cut into florets
- 1oz butter
- 1oz plain flour
- 6oz mature cheddar cheese, grated
- ½ pint milk
- 6 rashers streaky bacon (back if the fat is a worry)
- freshly ground white pepper
Method
Serves: 4
- Par boil the cauliflower in boiling salted water for about 6-7 minutes. Drain and put in greased, oven proof serving dish.
- In a saucepan melt the butter and add the flour. Stir together to make a paste and let it cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the milk a little at a time stirring constantly making sure that it is all combined together until it is to your preferred consistency.
- Add the cheese and stir in until melted and unctuous. Remove from the heat. Cut the bacon into ½ strips and dry fry until crispy.
- Throw the bacon into the cheese sauce and stir in together with the pepper.
- Pour the sauce over the cauliflower and bake in a preheated oven at 180 deg C for about ½ an hour or until bubbling and golden on top.
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