This is a recipe for a basic white sauce. Depending on the use, you may add to it whatever you desire – peppercorns, fried mushrooms, garlic, or cheese. The secret of white sauce is in the method – if you do not stir it throughout the whole process, lumps will form. If you want an extra rich sauce, you may add some cream to it.

Traditional White Sauce
This recipe for white sauce gives you a very versatile basic white sauce.
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Ingredients
- 1 liter full cream milk
- 125 grams butter
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup flour
Instructions
- Melt butter and add salt.
- Add some milk and a little flour while whisking continuously.
- Continue adding milk and flour alternatively while whisking.
- Make sure that the sauce remains smooth throughout. Whisk.
- Add more or less flour for a thicker or less thick sauce.
- The sauce tends to form a skin very quickly. Use shortly after preparing.
Nutrition
Calories: 231kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 5gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 456mgPotassium: 178mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 593IUCalcium: 147mgIron: 1mg
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