Thin White Sauce

A dish built around butter and flour.

Fish And Meat Sauces

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 30 ml butter
  • 22 ml flour
  • 240 ml scalded milk
  • 1 ml salt
  • Few grains pepper
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 2 tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 1 cup scalded milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

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

Steps

  1. Put butter in saucepan, stir until melted and bubbling; add flour mixed with seasonings, and stir until thoroughly blended. Pour on gradually the milk, adding about one-third at a time, stirring until well mixed, then beating until smooth and glossy. If a wire whisk is used, all the milk may be added at once.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories395
Protein9.1 g
Fat31.1 g
Carbs20.7 g
Fiber0.3 g
Sodium698 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States