How To Make Béchamel Sauce – Bruno Albouze

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Whole wheat flour adds more fiber; cornstarch is often less expensive.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: skim milk

Almond milk is lower in calories; skim milk is usually cheaper.

Make a roux by cooking flour and butter together for about 2 minutes.

Add lukewarm milk to the roux and bring to a boil.

Cook the mixture for 2 minutes while whisking constantly.

Season the sauce with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.

Add cheese to the sauce, which turns it into a Mornay sauce.

Incorporate creme fraiche into the sauce.

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