Basic White Sauce With Milk (bechamel)

Five young college students were spending a Sunday in London, so they went to hear the famed C.H. Spurgeon preach. While waiting for the doors to open, the students were greeted by a man who asked, "Gentlemen, let me show you around. Would you like to see the heating plant of this church?" They were not particularly interested, for it was a hot day in July. But they didn't want to offend the stranger, so they consented. The young men were taken down a stairway, a door was quietly opened, and their guide whispered, "This is our heating plant." Surprised, the students saw 700 people bowed in prayer, seeking a blessing on the service that was soon to begin in the auditorium above. Softly closing the door, the gentleman then introduced himself. It was none other than Charles Spurgeon.

Unknown Author

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Low fat, Sauces	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Nonfat milk
		Piece of onion, about 1
		TAB), TAB
2	T	Grated carrot
1/8	t	Freshly grated nutmeg
1/8	t	White pepper
2	T	Instant nonfat dry milk
1	T	Cornstarch or arrowroot
2	T	Flour

INSTRUCTIONS

In a small saucepan combine milk, onion, carrot, nutmeg and pepper.
Bring to a boil, then cover, remove from heat and allow to steep for
ten minutes. Pour the warm milk through a strainer, pressing down on
the vegetables to obtain all the juices. Let cool. Combine dry milk,
cornstarch or arrowroot and flour. Add one or two TAB cooled milk to
the dry mixture and stir to a smooth paste. Return the milk to the
saucepan, add the flour paste and stir over medium heat until mixture
boils and thickens. If sauce will not be used immediately, cover and
refrigerate. Cold sauce will thicken; thin with a little flavored
cooking juice, wine or stock. Makes about 1 cup; recipe is easily
doubled.  VVegetables steeped in hot milk add flavor to this versatile
sauce,  which can replace the butter-flour-milk white sauce in any of
your  recipes. It also forms the base of a salt-free cheese sauce that
in  its turn can dress vegetables, open-fac sandwiches, macaroni or
baked  potatoes.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“JOY – Jesus first, Others next, You last forever!”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 159 Calories From Fat: 4 Total Fat: <1g Cholesterol: 5.5mg Sodium: 417.9mg Potassium: 499.1mg Carbohydrates: 27.5g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 14.9g Protein: 11.1g