Basic White Sauce
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 Tbsp butter
- 1/3 Cup flour
- 2 Cups milk
- Nutmeg
- Salt
Directions
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the sifted flour and cook slowly for a few minutes, stirring continuously, and without letting it take on any color. Take the saucepan off the heat and add the warm milk to the butter and flour, mixing with a wooden spoon.
Put the saucepan back over very low heat, stir constantly until the sauce begins to boil. Season with salt and a grating of nutmeg. Cover and let the sauce cook and thicken for about 15 minutes, always over very low heat and stirring occasionally.