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Bechamel: Easy Traditional White Sauce

Kyle E.
One of the "Mother Sauces," make this and then turn it into any white sauce you can dream up.
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Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine French
Servings 2 cups
Calories 300 kcal

Equipment

  • Saute Pan or Skillet
  • Whisk
  • Roux Paddle

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Tbsp Butter Salted
  • 3 Tbsp Flour
  • 2 Cups Milk Not skim

Instructions
 

  • In a pan over medium-low heat, melt the butter.
  • Once melted, sprinkle the flour over the butter and whisk to combine. It shouldn't be clumpy, if it is, add a bit more butter.
  • With the roux paddle, keep stirring as it heats and it should bubble, then foam. For this white sauce, we are not toasting the flour, so add the milk (2C) after the foam subsides.
  • Whisk as the milk heats and thickens. It is ready to use once thickened. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal
Keyword easy, mother sauce, sauce, white
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