Bechamel or white sauce
Bechamel or white sauce

Bechamel or white sauce

  • DifficultyEasy
  • Prep0:05
  • Cook0:10
  • Serves 4
rowdy79
by rowdy79 Last updated on 10/31/2025

The easiest bechamel or white sauce you will ever make! Once you make it this way, you will never go back to the old method. Guaranteed lump free, hassle-free bechamel sauce, every time.

- rowdy79
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Ingredients

  • 2 tbs Butter
  • 2 tbs Woolworths Essentials Plain Flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 pinch salt

Method

  • Step 1
    Place all ingredients into a saucepan at once, over a medium heat and whisk until thick.
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  • Step 2
    Once thick and simmering, cook for 2 minutes to cook the flour out.
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Equipment

  • 1 saucepan
  • 1 whisk
Recipe Notes

You can use margarine instead of butter.

Once you start making this sauce you can't stop whisking until it's thick.

I use this sauce for lasagne and tuna mornay, but you can use it as a base for anything.

This recipe was photographed by Amber De Florio for Best Recipes.

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