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White Sauce

Also known as Béchamel sauce, it is versatile and has many uses. Pair it with vegetables, turn it into a creamy casserole or ladle it over seafood or sliced chicken. Serve "as is," make it into a cheese sauce or spice it up with mustard, dill or curry.

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Prep Time 5 min
Total Time 10 min
Servings 16

Ingredients

2: tablespoons butter or margarine

2: tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/4: teaspoon salt

1/8: teaspoon pepper

1: cups milk

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Directions

1 In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat.
2 Gradually stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; boil and stir 1 minute.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Increase butter to 1/4 cup and flour to 1/4 cup.

Decrease butter to 1 tablespoon and flour to 1 tablespoon.

Stir in 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard with the flour. After boiling and stirring sauce 1 minute, stir in 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (2 ounces) until melted. Serve with eggs and vegetables or over toast for Welsh rabbit. About 1 1/3 cups sauce.

Stir in 1/2 teaspoon curry powder with the flour. Serve with chicken, lamb and shrimp.

Stir in 1 teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed and dash of ground nutmeg with the flour. Serve with fish.

Decrease butter to 1 tablespoon and flour to 1 tablespoon. After boiling and stirring sauce 1 minute, stir in 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard. Serve with beef, veal, ham and vegetables.

1. Stir flour, salt and pepper into melted butter. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly. 2. Heat sauce to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 tablespoon

Calories: 25
Calories from Fat: 15),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 2g; 2%
(Saturated Fat 1g, 1% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 5mg; 5%;
Sodium: 55mg; 55%;
Total Carbohydrate: 1g; 1%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 0g 0% ),
Protein: 0g; 0%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 0%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 3/25/2013 6:37:14 PM REPORT ABUSE vlatimer said:

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The Expert Tips are somewhat confusing but I noticed this is the same recipe that is included in my Betty Crocker Bridal Edition that I use all the time! The web designer needs to add the headings. Thick White Sauce - Increase butter to 1/4 cup and flour to 1/4 cup. Thin White Sauce - Decrease butter to 1 tablespoon and flour to 1 tablespoon. Cheese Sauce - Stir in 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard with flour. After boiling and stirring sauce 1 minute, stir in 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (2 oz.) until melted. Serve with eggs and vegetables or over toast for Welsh rabbit. About 1 1/3 cups sauce. Curry Sauce - Stir in 1/2 teaspoon curry powder with the flour. Serve with Chicken, lamb or shrimp. Dill Sauce - Stir in 1 teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed and dash of ground nutmeg with the flour. Serve with fish. Mustard Sauce - Decrease butter to 1 tablespoon and flour to 1 tablespoon. After boiling and stirring sauce 1 minute, stir in 3 tablespoons yellow mustard and 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish. Serve with beef, veal, ham and vegetables.

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