Basic White Sauce

By gmbeckett

We made this rich and creamy bechamel sauce a little on the thin side so that our bakes pastas would stay saucy.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 cups 2% milk
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 fresh bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper

Preparation

Step 1

In saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; cook flour, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes without browning. Whisk in milk, cream, garlic, bay leaf, salt and pepper, bring to boil, whisking often.

Reduce heat to low; simmer for 15 minutes (sauce with thicken slightly). Strain through fine sieve.