Basic White Sauce Recipe

Submitted by Martha

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• dash of pepper
• 2 cups milk (part light cream if desired)
• dash of paprika

DIRECTIONS

Melt butter in saucepan. Slowly add the flour, salt, pepper, paprika and stir until blended. Slowly add milk, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Cook, stirring constantly until smooth and thickened.