Easiest ever white sauce
BBC Good Food's easiest ever white sauce recipe is perfect for your favourite cheesy dishes. Treat your macaroni cheese to a punchy cheddar treat
Points to remember:
- Put 500ml milk, 50g plain flour and 50g butter into a saucepan.
- Put the saucepan on the hob over a medium heat and whisk continuously until the butter melts and the sauce is thickened and smooth.
- Season with salt and pepper then use in your recipes.
- Add grated cheese and pour over macaroni or use in a cauliflower cheese recipe, or add a handful of chopped parsley and serve with fish.
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Comments, questions and tips (3)
DaisySue
So easy:-) and versatile. I can't understand why it isn't on the app.
Foodiefood123
I tried this method by putting the milk and butter in first! I then brought it to simmer (Just so that the butter was melted.) Then I added the flour and some cheddar cheese, gorgeously amazing!
poppymcc
This worked perfectly, amazing really!!
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