Basic White Sauce or Bechamel Sauce
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Brief Description
Creamy white sauce.
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Main Ingredient
milk
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Category: Sauces and marinades
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Cuisine: Italian
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Prep Time: 10 min(s)
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Cook Time: 25 min(s)
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Recipe Type: Public
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Notes:
One recipe makes about 2 cups.
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Posted By: pedrotti
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Posted On: Sep 18, 2014
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Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons - butter
- 3 tablespoons - flour
- 2 cups - milk
- 3/4 teaspoons - salt
- 1/4 teaspoons - white pepper
Directions:
Melt the butter in top of a double boiler over boiling water; stir in the flour with a wooden spoon until smooth.
Add the milk gradually, stirring constantly; cook until sauce is thick. Stir in salt and pepper.
Remove top of double boiler from water. Strain sauce through a fine sieve; use as desired.
Pour any remaining sauce into a small bowl. Cover top of sauce with a circle of wet waxed paper; refrigerate for future use.
(One recipe makes about 2 cups.)
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