Welsh Rarebit

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    as a snack
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Baker's Daughter: Timeless recipes from four generations of bakers

By Louise Johncox

Published 2014

  • About

Welsh rarebit was the number one lunch choice. This was a ‘secret recipe’ so when Dad showed me how to make the Welsh in his retirement I felt honoured that I’d finally been let into the secret. In the tea shop we also served the Welsh with a poached egg on top, which was known as a buck rarebit.

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons milk
  • 4 medium eggs
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method

Using a fork, mix the milk and eggs together, add some seasoning, then stir the mixture into the cheese. Once mixed, add the mustard and continue to stir.

Preheat the grill on a medium setting. Place the bread on a baking sheet and toast it on both sides. Now completely cover one side with the mixture to a depth of at least 5mm. Grill the topped toast until the cheese is bubbling and go