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Basic white sauce with milk (bechamel)

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Categories: Cheese & Eggs, Dairy, Milk, Sauces & Dressings
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Ingredients:
1 cupNonfat milk
Sm Piece of onion (about 1
TAB)
2 tbspGrated carrot
1/8 tspFreshly grated nutmeg
1/8 tspWhite pepper
2 tbspInstant nonfat dry milk
1 tbspCornstarch or arrowroot
2 tbspFlour
Procedures:
1In a small saucepan combine milk, onion, carrot, nutmeg and pepper.
2Bring to a boil, then cover, remove from heat and allow to steep for ten minutes.
3Pour the warm milk through a strainer, pressing down on the vegetables to obtain all the juices.
4Let cool.
5Combine dry milk, cornstarch or arrowroot and flour.
6Add one or two tab cooled milk to the dry mixture and stir to a smooth paste.
7Return the milk to the saucepan, add the flour paste and stir over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens.
8If sauce will not be used immediately, cover and refrigerate.
9Cold sauce will thicken; thin with a little flavored cooking juice, wine or stock.
10Makes about 1 cup; recipe is easily doubled.
11vvegetables steeped in hot milk add flavor to this versatile sauce, which can replace the butter-flour-milk white sauce in any of your recipes.
12It also forms the base of a salt-free cheese sauce that in its turn can dress vegetables, open-fac sandwiches, macaroni or baked potatoes.
 
 
 
 

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