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Basic Bechamel Sauce (instructions for Cheese Sauce included)
How to make the 'mother sauce' bechamel as well as cheese sauce.
Course
any meal
Cuisine
American/Southern
Keyword
cheese, sauce
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
6
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
servings
Calories
50
kcal
Author
Paula
Ingredients
2
Tablespoons
butter
2
Tablespoons
self-rising flour
1/8 to 1/4
teaspoon
salt and pepper to taste
1
cup
whole milk
Instructions
Melt 2 T butter in a sauce pan.
Whisk in 2 T self-rising flour. Cook a couple minutes. Do not let brown.
Add Salt and pepper.
Pour 1 c milk into sauce pan and whisk until smooth.
Bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer until thick.
Taste and adjust seasoning.For Cheese Sauce
Add 2 cups you favorite cheese to Bechamel Sauce.
Whisk until melted.
Nutrition
Calories:
50
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
3
g
|
Protein:
1
g
|
Fat:
4
g
|
Saturated Fat:
2
g
|
Cholesterol:
11
mg
|
Sodium:
74
mg
|
Potassium:
40
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
2
g
|
Vitamin A:
137
IU
|
Calcium:
34
mg