Sauce, homemade, white, thin

Fun Facts

  1. Melt butter and stir in flour; gradually stir in milk and stir until mixture boils and thickens, then cook about 3 minutes longer, stirring occasionally; add seasonings. Place over hot water to keep hot and cover tightly to prevent crust from forming on top.
  2. Heat milk in double boiler; mix together butter and flour (roux); drop into hot milk and cover. When ready to use, place over fire and stir constantly until mixture boils, thickens, and is smooth; then return to double boiler and cook 3 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.
  3. Use when the amount of fat is less than the flour or when no fat is used. Heat about 3/4 of milk in double boiler; stir remaining milk into flour to make a smooth paste; stir gradually into hot milk; place over direct heat. Bring to a boil and cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Return to double boiler and cook 3 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.

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