Welsh Rarebit

The classic Welsh cheese on toast, where you cook the cheese with beer into a silky, savoury cream.

1. In a pot melt the butter, and stir the wheat flour into it.

2. Gradually add the brown ale, and stir it lump-free.

3. Stir in the grated cheddar, and over a low heat keep stirring, until it becomes a smooth, thick cream.

4. Add the English mustard and the Worcestershire sauce, then season it with pepper.

5. Toast the bread slices, and spread them thickly with the cheese cream.

6. Under the grill, in 2-3 minutes, cook it bubbling and blotchy brown.

Tip: This is not a simple toastie: you cook the cheese with beer into a cream, and that is what makes it silky and savoury. Milk can be used instead of beer.