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🍽️ Classic Béchamel Sauce

95 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• butter 5 tbsp
• wheat flour, Type 405 50 g
• milk 500 ml
• bay leaves, dried 1 pc.
• salt pinch
• pepper, black ground pinch
• nutmeg, ground pinch

Instructions

1. 1. Heat a pot over medium heat.
2. 2. Add the butter to the pot and let it melt.
3. 3. Add the flour to the melted butter.
4. 4. Stir the mixture for about 2 minutes until the flour lightly sweats.
5. 5. Deglaze the mixture slowly with cold milk.
6. 6. Stir continuously to avoid lumps.
7. 7. Add a bay leaf to the sauce.
8. 8. Simmer the sauce over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
9. 9. Check the consistency until the sauce is slightly thick.
10. 10. Season the sauce with salt, pepper, and grated nutmeg.
11. 11. Remove the bay leaf and serve the béchamel sauce.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 95
• Protein: 3 g · Fett/Fat: 6 g · Carbs: 8 g