White sauce
Ingredients £0.43
2oz (50g) butter
2 tblsp heaped plain flour
1 pint(450ml) of milk
Salt and Black pepper
Method
1. Melt the butter in a pan and add the flour stirring to make a rue, which is a sort of lump incorporting all the butter and flour evenly..
2. Slowly add the milk stirring to incorporate the milk into the rue, eventually the rue will turn from a solid lump and eventually into a smooth thick sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste.
All sorts can be added to this to make flavoured sauces, herbs,(mixed or indiviually) or cheese as some examples.