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easiest best white sauce

Recipe by
LINDA BAILEY
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI

When you are short on time, this will work as a great sauce to pour over pasta or your favorite meat. If you can't get all the lumps out, pour into blender and take them out and pour over pasta and or meat.

yield 1 lb of noodles
prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For easiest best white sauce

  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 2 Tbsp
    all purpose flour
  • 1 c
    milk (whole milk recommended)
  • salt - to taste
  • white pepper - to taste

How To Make easiest best white sauce

  • 1
    Directions Using a wide pan; melt butter over med-low heat. When butter becomes light tan in color; add flour. Whisk mixture until light brown in color (flour is cooked – you created a rue!).
  • 2
    Whisk in a portion of milk to double pan volume. Paste will form – whisk until very smooth. Repeat using the remainder of the milk. Add salt & white pepper then whisk well. Serve meat and or pastas.
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