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Béchamel

Béchamel Sauce

It’ s a basic sauce of French cuisine, used in many different dishes such as lasagna and gratin. Here is our recipe for this famous Béchamel sauce!
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Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: French
Calories: 279
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 125 grams Milk Powder Full Fat
  • 100 grams Flour T55
  • 1250 mL Water
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Sweet Pepper
  • ¼ tsp Ground Nutmeg

Equipment

  • Medium Pot

Method
 

  1. First, in a pot on medium heat melt the butter, add the milk powder and the flour, mix them
  2. Second, pour the water into the pot, stir the mixture
  3. Then, add the salt, the pepper and the nutmeg
  4. Finally stir the mixture well and keep stirring until it becomes thick

Notes

Our Cooking Hints:

  • For a lighter version, you can make it without butter
Béchamel
Reference: History of Béchamel sauce