Easy Béchamel Sauce Recipe

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This classic French white sauce recipe makes the creamiest sauces, perfect for pasta, savory pie fillings, casseroles, and so much more!

You will need...

butter flour milk sea salt

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It's so easy!

This uses just 4 ingredients and is ready in 10 minutes!

Flour Bowl

Melt butter in a skillet. Sprinkle flour over the butter. Cook for 3-5 minutes to form a paste-like consistency.

1

Reduce the heat to low. Slowly and gradually add in milk while whisking. 

2

When the sauce is ready, it will be thick enough to cling to the back of a spoon or your whisk, about 20 minutes.

3

Sprinkle with sea salt to taste, and your béchamel sauce is done. Enjoy!

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