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Great-Grandma's Old Fashioned Mayonnaise Recipe

Amber Bondar
Great-Grandma's old fashioned mayonnaise recipe is a tangy cooked mayonnaise made with brown sugar, dry mustard, eggs and apple cider vinegar. Cooked slowly on the stovetop until thick, it's especially good on leftover turkey sandwiches.
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 11 minutes
Course sauce
Cuisine Canadian
Servings 32 Servings
Calories 31 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp White All Purpose Flour Well-rounded
  • 2 Tbsp Dry Mustard Powder I used Keen's
  • ½ Tsp Salt
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 1 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar

Instructions
 

  • Add the brown sugar, flour, dry mustard powder, eggs and salt to a saucepan and mix together.
  • In a separate bowl or measuring cup, combine the water and apple cider vinegar.
  • Add enough of the water-vinegar mixture to the saucepan to make a smooth, soupy paste.
  • Gradually stir in the remaining water-vinegar mixture.
  • Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mayonnaise is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon and reaches at least 74°C (165°F). Approximately 12 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat and cool. The mayonnaise will thicken further as it cools.
  • Transfer to a covered container and refrigerate within 2 hours. Use within 3 to 4 days.

Notes

  • The finished mayonnaise is brown, tangy and noticeably thicker after cooling.
  • A skin may develop across the surface as the mayonnaise sits.
  • Great-Grandma's original instructions allow the consistency to be adjusted with additional flour for a thicker mayonnaise or additional water-vinegar mixture for a thinner one.
  • I have successfully used a cornstarch slurry instead of flour, but I consider that a modern substitution rather than part of the inherited recipe.
  • Don't substitute prepared yellow mustard for the dry mustard without expecting the consistency and flavour to change.
  • The cooking time can vary. Use the spoon-coating consistency and safe internal temperature rather than relying on a fixed number of minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1TbspCalories: 31kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.04gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 39mgPotassium: 18mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 0.1IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 0.1mg
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