Maple Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon

Maple Hollandaise Sauce

• ½ - 1 oz maple sugar, to taste (see Tip)
• 1 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 5 ½ oz unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into cubes (½ in)
• 3 egg yolks, from large eggs
• 1 pinch salt, to taste
• 1 pinch ground black pepper, to taste

Poached Eggs

• 4 large eggs
• 60 oz water
• 1 ½ oz vinegar
• 2 English muffins
• 2 ½ - 3 ½ oz smoked salmon, cold smoked, sliced to serve (see Tip)
• fresh chives, thinly sliced