Homemade Mayo

MAYONNAISE

    Our latest adventure in the kitchen was making mayonnaise that we later turned some into ranch sauce. We first took a couple of eggs yolks and put them in the food processor with a little bit of salt, dry mustard, and sugar. With the chopping blade on we blended it all up tell fully combined. Then we mixed a little bit of lemon juice and white wine vinegar up in a separate bowl. With the blade running we added half the lemon/vinegar mixture into the food processor. Then we took some corn oil, and with the blade still running, added a few drops and waited a few seconds. After waiting we added a few more drops and waited a little bit more, we continued this process until we saw the mixture start to emulsify. Once we got to this point we just started pour the oil in very slowly, giving the mixture a chance to whip up. We stopped once we got to half the oil was used up, then added the rest of the lemon/vinegar into processor. We then poured the rest of the oil in very slowly. After all the mixing was done we let it set out at room temperature for a couple of hours, then put it in a container and put in the fridge. They say it will last a week or so.

Here is a list of ingredients:
2 Egg Yolks
1 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Dry Mustard
1 Tbsp Sugar
4 Tsp Lemon Juice
2 Tbsp White Wine Vinegar
2 C Corn Oil

All in all it came out very good and is something we'll continue to make.



RANCH
   We took it one step forward by making our own ranch dipping sauce next. It ended up being very simple to make. We took 1 cup of the mayo and 1 cup sour cream and mixed them up. We then added 2 tbsp of chopped parsley, 2 tbsp of chopped chives, and 1 tbsp of dill weed. Mixed it all up, and we were done. I think next time we'll get a little more creative and add some different spices along with the other ones. We ended up trying out on some fresh lettuce from the garden and it turn out great.
   Both condiments are getting us that much closer to being self sufficient.