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Cheesy dips and dippers

Cheesy dips and dippers

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Try one or both of these yummy cheesy dips - it could be the one way you can get your rascals to eat raw vegetables! Don't worry if they are still not convinced you can always serve the dip with fingers of toast or bread sticks instead.

Prep time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 5 mins

Ingredients

For adults why not try making the yogurt dip with stilton, delicious

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For a tangy cheese dip, you will need:15g/1/2oz butter
1 tbsp plain flour
75ml/2 1/2 fl oz milk
75ml/2 1/2 fl oz apple juice
75g/3oz West Country Cheddar cheese, grated
Freshly ground black pepper
Raw vegetables or bread sticks for dipping

For a cheesy yogurt dip, you will need:

150ml/1/4pt Greek style yogurt
100g/4oz Wensleydale cheese
1 tbsp snipped chives
Freshly ground black pepper

Method

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over a low heat. Sprinkle over the flour and cook stirring for about a minute
Remove the pan from the heat and gradually beat in the milk and apple juice
Return to the heat and cook stirring constantly until the sauce thickens
Season with pepper, spoon into a serving dish. Whilst absolutely delicious served warm the dip can also be served cold. To cool, cover with a disc of dampened greaseproof paper to prevent a skin forming.
Place the yogurt in a small bowl and crumble the cheese into small bits.
Stir into the yogurt with the chives and season with a little pepper and transfer to a serving bowl.
Serve the dips with the vegetables or bread sticks for dipping.

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