White Sauce

Submitted by Ailsa of New Zealand

"Coating White Sauce"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 1 pint
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 ounces butter
• 2 ounces plain flour
• 1 pint milk
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Melt butter in a saucepan over a moderate heat.
2. Add flour and beat until smooth, remove from the heat.
3. Add milk, a little at a time, and beat well.
4. Bring to the boil and cook gently for 2-3 minutes, stirring all the time. This completes the cooking of the starch in the flour.
5. Rich White Sauce: Add an extra 2 oz butter to the completed sauce after it has cooled slightly.

Reviews

[A Good Thing]

This was so easy and so yummy! I used it to make Ailsa's cheesy cauliflower. Great sauce here and I'll continue to try it on a number of other dishes.

 

[Montana Heart Song]

You have got this recipe down. Great! A basic sauce that you can dress up with cheese, or with herbs or spices

 

[Leslie]

Perfect white sauce, the amounts given were just right. This made a lovely smooth white sauce, just right for making a creamy cheese sauce out of it! Thanks for posting! Made for PAC Spring 2007

 

[Alan Leonetti]

I'm going on 64 years of age, everyone I know has been making white sauce all my life here in the United States. It is good over almost any type of green vegetables, chicken, pork, etc.