Bechamel Sauce

This sauce can be used on pasta baking or lasagna or in soups.


Ingredients

• 30g butter, chopped
• 1/4 cup plain flour
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• pinch ground nutmeg

Procedure:

1. Melt butter in a pan over medium-high heat. 
2. Add flour, cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Remove from heat. 
4. Slowly add milk, whisking constantly, until mixture is smooth. (milk should be warm / boiling)
5.  Return to heat. 
6. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon / whisker  for 10 to 12 minutes or until sauce comes to the boil, thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon. 
7. Remove from heat. Stir in salt and nutmeg.