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Homemade Mayonnaise

1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp powdered mustard
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 cup olive oil or vegetable oil

Bring the egg to room temperature by setting it in a bowl of hot water for 2 or 3 minutes, or until the egg no longer feels chilled when held in your hand. Separate out the yolk. Combine the egg yolk, salt, mustard and lemon juice in a bowl; set the bowl on a folded towel to keep it from moving around. Briskly whisk the ingredients together until they are thoroughly blended; then begin adding the oil, drop by drop at first, then in gradually increasing amounts. Whisk just until all of the oil is incorporated; do not over-mix, and do not add the oil too quickly.

This recipe was added: 17 October 2004