Prepare the bechamel sauce yourself

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp flour
• 300 ml of milk
• possibly. Bay leaves, broth, mustard
• Salt, pepper, nutmeg

There is a common basic recipe for the béchamel sauce, which can be further refined depending on the dish. For the classic recipe, you need very simple ingredients that everyone has at home.

Prepare the classic bechamel sauce

1. For the classic bechamel sauce, first put the butter in a small saucepan and melt it until it is completely liquid. Be careful not to set the stove too high as the butter can burn quickly.
2. Now stir in the flour. A wooden spoon is best for this. Sweat the flour with the butter, stirring constantly, until it gets a light brownish color. Do not leave the stove as the flour for the bechamel sauce can burn very quickly. In this case you have to make the sauce again.
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3. Now gradually stir the milk in the roux. This gives the sauce a creamy consistency. Whenever the milk has thickened together with the roux, add more milk.

Refine the recipe and season to taste

• You can now refine this basic recipe for the bechamel sauce depending on the dish. For a spinachPasta casserole for example, add a bay leaf to the milk while it is boiling.


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• If you want to cook a spicy bechamel sauce, simply replace half of the milk with broth. Proceed in the same way as described above when boiling. Finally, add a tablespoon of mustard.
• Always season the sauce with salt, pepper and nutmeg. With a cheese casserole, instead of sprinkling the cheese over the dish, you can put the cheese directly in the béchamel sauce and pour it over the dish.