White Sauce (Gluten Free)

Many sauces are made by addition of other ingredients to basic white sauce. it is normally made with white wheat flour, but it can be made gluten-free with rice flour.

White Sauce

2 Tb butter
2 Tb flour
2 cups milk

Melt butter in a pan.  Add flour, mix well, and heat until all of it is bubbly.  Add milk slowly, stirring.  Continue to heat and stir until sauce thickens.  Salt, pepper, and other seasonings can be added, depending on what will be encased in the sauce.

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