Bechamel (or white) Sauce

We love a good Pink Sauce in our house and you can't make that without Bechamel. We don't use this as a sauce by itself very often (much to Wyatt's dismay) but I love adding it to the red sauce.

1/4 C. butter

1/4 C. all-purpose flour

2 C. Milk

1/2 tsp. Salt

1/4 tsp. Pepper

1/2 tsp. Nutmeg

Over medium heat, melt butter and add flour to make a paste. Slowly add milk (about 1/4 c. at a time) stirring constantly. Once all the milk is added, stir until the sauce is the consistency you like (about 5 minutes) and then add salt, pepper and nutmeg. Super easy!

Tips:

-We like to use this sauce on lasagna instead of the cottage cheese layer. 

-When I'm in a hurry, I heat the milk in the microwave until it's warm before adding it to the butter and flour.

-When making pink sauce, I double this recipe and mix the red sauce into the bechamel until I like the flavor. I usually have red sauce left over.