Béchamel

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbs. butter
• 3 Tbs. white bread flour
• 1 1/2 cups hot milk
• 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
• salt and freshly ground white black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Heat milk in a saucepan and keep hot.
2. Melt butter in a saucepan over very low heat untill it starts bubbling.
3. Remove from heat making sure butter does not turn brown
4. Add the 1 Tbs. flour stirring constantly untill smooth then add the rest of the flour the same way.
5. Return to medium heat. Start addiing 1/4 cup milk at a time while stirring, When absorbed, add more increasing quantity as you proceed.
6. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste
7. Continue cooking at a slow bubble stirring all along untill the sauce has the consistency of heavy cream.
8. Remove from heat and use.