German

Blumenkohlauflauf (Cauliflower and Cheese Bake)

Name: Blumenkohlauflauf (Cauliflower and Cheese Bake)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 2 lb cauliflower, cut into florets; 3 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 cups milk; 1.5 cups shredded cheese (Gouda or Emmental); 1 pinch ground nutmeg; 1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper

Annette @annette_muc

Blumenkohlauflauf (Cauliflower and Cheese Bake) is German home cooking, eaten at dinner and lunch. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

45 min Medium Diabetic friendly High fiber Vegetarian Pescatarian Halal

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

2 lb cauliflower, cut into florets
3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
1.5 cups shredded cheese (Gouda or Emmental)
1 pinch ground nutmeg
1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

How to cook it

Preheat the oven to 400 F and cook the cauliflower florets in salted boiling water for 5 to 6 minutes, until just tender, then drain well and spread them in a buttered baking dish.
Melt the butter in a saucepan, whisk in the flour, and cook for 1 minute, then gradually whisk in the milk and simmer, stirring, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
Stir half the cheese, the nutmeg, salt, and pepper into the sauce until melted and smooth.
Pour the cheese sauce evenly over the cauliflower.
Scatter the remaining cheese and the breadcrumbs over the top.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden and bubbling; a genuinely everyday meatless option that kids take to easily.

Watch how to cook Blumenkohlauflauf (Cauliflower and Cheese Bake)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

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Serve it with

A German dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Blumenkohlauflauf (Cauliflower and Cheese Bake), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

The cooked vegetable
- Blumenkohl mit Butterbroeseln (Cauliflower with Browned Butter Crumbs)
  
  25 min
What it is eaten with
- Bratkartoffeln (German Pan-Fried Potatoes)
  
  25 min
The sharp little thing
- Apfelmus (German Applesauce)
  
  20 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Blumenkohlauflauf (Cauliflower and Cheese Bake) carries dairy and gluten. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Blumenkohlauflauf (Cauliflower and Cheese Bake)
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	Yes	Backfisch (Pan-Fried Breaded Plaice)
Gluten	Yes	Bratkartoffeln (German Pan-Fried Potatoes)
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 420 kcal
Protein: 21 g
Carbs: 27 g
Fat: 25 g
Fiber: 5 g
Sugar: 6 g
Sodium: 900 mg
Saturated fat: 16 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Blumenkohlauflauf (Cauliflower and Cheese Bake) takes about 45 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner and lunch. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.