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White Sauce with Variations

1 Tablespoon Butter 1/8 Teaspoon Pepper
1 Tablespoon Flour 1 Cup Milk
1/4 Teaspoon Salt

Ingredient proportions above are for a thin sauce. For a medium sauce, increase butter and flour to 2-3 tablespoons. For a thick sauce, increase butter and flour to 4 tablespoons.

Melt butter over low heat in a heavy saucepan. Blend in flour and seasonings. Cook over low heat, stirring until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in milk. Bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Cook until thickened. For best flavor, cook 10 minutes.

Three rules for a perfect white sauce: 1) To eliminate raw, starchy taste, bubble flour and butter 1 minute. 2) For easier, smoother blending, remove from heat when adding milk. 3) For smooth, velvety texture, keep stirring until thickened.


Variations:

Cheese sauce:
Follow key recipe above, except add 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard with seasonings. Blend in 1/2 cup grated cheese. Stir until cheese is melted.

Mushroom sauce: Follow key recipe above, except saute 1 cup sliced mushrooms and 1 teaspoon grated onion in the butter 5 minutes before adding flour.

Seafood Sauce: Follow key recipe above, except carefully stir into sauce 1/2 to 1 cup cooked shrimp or pieces of other seafood.

Red Sauce: Follow key recipe above except stir in 3 tablespoons tomato puree.

Curry Sauce: Follow key recipe above, except saute 1/2 teaspoon curry powder in the butter before adding flour and other seasonings.

Egg Sauce: Follow key recipe above, except carefully stir in 2 diced hard-cooked eggs. Season.

Cucumber Sauce: Follow key recipe above, except add 1/2 cup grated or thinly sliced cucumber and a dash cayenne pepper. Simmer 10 minutes.

Dill Sauce: Follow key recipe above, except with the seasonings, add 1 teaspoon minced fresh dill or 1/2 teaspoon dried dill and a dash of nutmeg. Simmer 2-3 minutes.

Original recipe is from the Betty Crocker Cookbook, first edition - 9th printing. It has been used in the Stacker/Hansen family as long as we can remember.


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