Recipes
Milk Sauce (Béchamel)
Milk Sauce (Béchamel)
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 tablespoon butter
- salt
The sauce may be prepared with fried or unfried flour. If you are using fried flour, fry it lightly in butter, add hot milk, pouring a little at a time and constantly stirring. Add salt to taste and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve warm.
If you are using unfried flour, dissolve the flour in cold milk, pouring the milk a little at a time. Simmer, constantly stirring, for 10 minutes.
This sauce is served with meat as well as with vegetables.