Bechamel (White) Sauce

Use in lasagna (over the cottage cheese layer), or add some cheese and make a creamy sauce for macaroni and cheese.

Bechamel (White) Sauce

Angie Halten
Use in lasagna (over the cottage cheese layer), or add some cheese for creamy sauce for macaroni and cheese.
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tbsp butter or margarine
  • 2 Tbsp corn flour
  • 1 cup milk or milk alternative
  • 2 Tbsp onion finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Melt the butter in a heavy pan and whisk in the flour and cook for several minutes stirring continuously. Add the milk and bring to a boil stirring continuously.
  • Add the remaining ingredients, and simmer very gently for 30 minutes.

Notes

Cheese Sauce: to basic white sauce add; 1 cup grated cheese, 1 Tbsp GF Worcestershire sauce, pinch cayenne.
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See also
Mushroom Sauce

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