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Homemade Enchilada Sauce

"Homemade Enchilada Sauce that’s 1000X better than canned and ready in just less than 15 minutes! This homemade enchilada sauce recipe is made with simple pantry ingredients and takes less time to make than running to the grocery store!  It’s rich, bold, smoky, quick, easy, freezes beautifully and you can customize the heat and consistency.  Once you taste this red enchilada sauce recipe, you won’t want to live without it or go back to the store-bought kind again! It makes everything better from enchiladas, ..."

INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons chili powder (NOT cayenne pepper-see notes)
1 tsp EACH ground cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, ground coriander
1/2 tsp EACH smoked paprika, salt, dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional for spicier)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil (or other neutral oil)
1/4 cup tomato paste
3 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon sugar
a pinch of cinnamon
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
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