Recipe Details

White Sauce

This simple white sauce recipe made with butter, flour, and milk is also known as béchamel sauce. Use in lasagna, chicken pies, and cheese soufflés.

Makes:8 servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup milk, or more as needed

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Directions

Prep:5 mCook:10 mReady:15 m

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour to form a thick paste; cook and stir until golden in color, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Whisk in 1 cup milk; cook and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes more. Add more milk to reach desired consistency.