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<\/span>Traditional Cauliflower Cheese<\/span><\/h2>\n
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My recipe for Traditional Cauliflower Cheese is a winner – rich extra cheesy sauce covers freshly cooked cauliflower florets which is then baked until bubbling and golden brown.<\/span>
<\/div>This classic British dish is one I grew up with, and was a welcome family supper dish when times were hard and meat was expensive. Traditional Cauliflower Cheese not only makes a fabulous one tray meal when served with salad or crusty bread, but it's also a delectable accompaniment to roast dinners, or for Thanksgiving and Christmas lunch.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>20 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time<\/span>40 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time<\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Servings: <\/span>4<\/span> as a main meal, 6 to 8 as a side dish<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n
Author: <\/span>Karen Burns-Booth : Lavender & Lovage<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

<\/span>Ingredients<\/span><\/h3>
  • 1<\/span> large <\/span> cauliflower<\/span> trimmed and broken into florets (about 1 lb \/ 450g to 500g in weight)<\/span><\/li>
  • salt for boiling cauliflower<\/span><\/li>
  • 2<\/span> Tbsp (25g)<\/span> unsalted butter<\/span> (\u00bc stick)<\/span><\/li>
  • 6<\/span> Tbsp (~\u2153 cup) (50g)<\/span> all-purpose flour<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> dry English mustard<\/span><\/li>
  • 2\u00bd<\/span> cups (600ml)<\/span> whole milk<\/span><\/li>
  • 9<\/span> oz (250g)<\/span> extra mature Cheddar cheese<\/span> (Use a strong cheese such as vintage or extra mature Cheddar, Comte, or any good local melting cheese.)<\/span><\/li>
  • salt and pepper<\/span> to taste<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n

    <\/span>Instructions<\/span><\/h3>
    • Pre-heat oven to 225\u2103 \/ 450\u00b0F. <\/span><\/div><\/li>
    • Place the cauliflower florets into a large pan of salted, boiling water and cook until JUST tender for 10 to 15 minutes.<\/span>
      <\/div>Drain and spoon the florets into an oven proof dish, such as a Pyrex dish. <\/span>
      <\/div>Add the milk, flour and butter to a saucepan. Beat together over a medium heat with a wire whisk continuously until the sauce thickens and is smooth. Allow to simmer for a further 2 minutes.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    • Add three-quarters of the grated cheese, mustard and the seasoning.<\/span>
      <\/div>Cook for further minute stirring well. Pour the sauce over the cauliflower.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    • Sprinkle the remaining Cheddar over the top. Place under a hot grill until golden brown, OR, bake in a pre-heated oven for about 15 to 25 minutes until golden brown and bubbling.<\/div><\/li>
    • Serve immediately with crusty bread and\/or a side salad.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n
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      <\/span>Notes<\/span><\/h3>
      If you are wanting to get ahead for Christmas or Thanksgiving, then this freezes well before baking. Just defrost overnight and then bake as the recipe suggests.<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[136,618,366,2020,5622,2505,140,2877,697],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entree","category-baked","category-british","category-broiled","category-cauliflower-cheese","category-lunch","category-side","category-simmered","category-stove-top"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-7969.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11016"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11023,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11016\/revisions\/11023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}