Pimento Cheese Sandwiches
By Paula Deen
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Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped sage
- 2 teaspoons divided fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons divided dry mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon plus a dash for mayonnaise cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 8 oz (2 cups) grated colby cheese
- 8 oz (2 cups) grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 4-ounce jar drained chopped pimentos
- 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 3 large egg yolks
- pumpernickel, or bread of your choice bread
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 1/2 cups canola oil
Directions
In a medium bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sage, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon mustard, cayenne, and Worcestershire sauce with a rubber spatula.
Add the two cheeses and pimientos, blending thoroughly to combine. Season with salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Refrigerate until ready to use. Spread between 2 slices of bread.
Homemade Mayonnaise:
In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, a blender, or the jar of mayonnaise maker, combine the yolks, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, vinegar, 1 teaspoon mustard, salt, sugar, and dash cayenne. Pulse several times to blend.
With the processor running at high speed, or while quickly dashing the plunger of a mayonnaise maker, very slowly drizzle in the oil, allowing it to fully integrate as added until all the oil has been incorporated.
