Basic White Sauce, is the starting point for countless sauces, gravies and even soups. I couldn’t list them all, but I will link back to this recipe whenever it comes up. By itself, it’s fairly tasteless. Add a little spice, onion, cheese.. or switch out the milk for broth or wine and suddenly you have a delicious sauce.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1 cup milk

Directions:

In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. When it is fully melted, add the flour and quickly mix it in (I prefer to use a fork). A little at a time, add the milk while continuing to stir. As a general rule, add about half as much milk as there is already sauce in the pan, and make sure it is completely mixed before adding more. This will prevent lumps from forming. After all the milk has been added, continue heating and occasionally stirring until the sauce thickens. Once it starts to bubble at all, turn down the heat, or remove it from the stove.

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