MAYONNAISE
About 1¼ cups
2 egg yolks or 1 whole egg
2 T. vinegar or lemon juice, divided
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. dry mustard
½ tsp. salt
Dash cayenne pepper
1 C. salad oil, divided
In small mixing bowl, beat together egg yolks, 1 tablespoon vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and cayenne at medium speed until blended. Continue beating, adding ¼ cup salad oil drop by drop. Add remaining oil, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating constantly. Slowly beat in remaining vinegar. Chill thoroughly.
To prepare in blender: Measure ¼ cup oil and all other ingredients into blender container. Blend at high speed 5 seconds. Blending at high speed, add remaining oil very slowly until thick and smooth. (If necessary, turn off blender occasionally and clean sides with rubber spatula.) Chill thoroughly.