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Cheese Sauce I

Cheese Sauce I — a sauce recipe, 8 ingredients.

Sauce

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
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  • 2½ tablespoons butter
  • 1½ tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream or ½ cup whole milk, hot
  • 1 cup cream cheese
  • ½ cup grated cheddar cheese
  • ⅓ cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • ½ teaspoon mustard (optional)
  • 1½–2 pinches of salt
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 2½ tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream or ½ cup whole milk, hot → lactose-free whipping cream or chilled coconut cream
  • 1 cup cream cheese → lactose-free cream cheese
  • ½ cup grated cheddar cheese → lactose-free or aged hard cheese (naturally lower lactose)
  • ⅓ cup grated mozzarella cheese → lactose-free or aged hard cheese (naturally lower lactose)

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the flour and whisk together over medium heat for 2–3 minutes, to make a white roux. Do not allow to brown. Remove from heat and allow to cool nearly to room temperature.
  2. Gradually add hot heavy whipping cream to the roux, whisking to combine. This will also work with a hot roux and room temperature heavy cream or milk.
  3. Add the salt, cheese, and mustard, then heat till just simmering and cheese has melted.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0