Best Instant Magic White Sauce Mix Recipes

INSTANT MAGIC WHITE SAUCE MIX

Steps:

• Put flour, milk, and salt in a bowl and mix well.
• Add butter and mix well with pastry cutter (or by hand) until crumbly.
• Put in a glass jar, cover tightly and store in refrigerator.
• Makes 7 cups.
• To make sauce: Combine mix (1/3 cup for thin, 1/2 cup for medium, 1 cup for thick) with 1 cup milk in a small deep heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, for about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and use as desired.

WHITE SAUCE MIX

Steps:

• Combine with pastry blender until it is the consistency of coarse corn meal.
• Store in airtight jars in refrigerator.
• Makes about 2 quarts medium sauce.
• TO USE:.
• Measure mix into sauce pan; add water and cook until thickened, adding seasonings as desired.
• For each 1 cup water, use:.
• Thin sauce: 1/4 c mix.
• Medium sauce: 1/2 c mix.
• Thick sauce: 3/4 c mix.

BASIC WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually whisk in the milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Use immediately or refrigerate.

MAGIC WHITE SAUCE (AND VARIATIONS)

Steps:

• Pour milk into a saucepan.
• Add all other ingredients.
• Place pan over a medium heat, and, using a wire balloon whisk, whisk sauce constantly until butter melts.
• Be sure to work the whisk into the edges of the pan to incorporate all the flour.
• Whisk frequently until the mixture comes to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce reaches the desired consistency.
• Taste and add extra seasoning if required.
• Variations: Mustard Sauce Make sauce as per recipe, but use 1 ½ cups milk and ½ cup chicken stock.
• Along with the salt, add 2 teaspoons mustard powder, ¼ teaspoon onion powder and substitute a good pinch of cayenne pepper for the black pepper.
• Stir in 1 teaspoon lemon juice when sauce is completed.
• Cheese Sauce Make sauce as per recipe, but use 1 cup milk and 1 cup cream.
• Along with the salt, add a good pinch of nutmeg and substitute a good pinch of cayenne pepper for black pepper.
• At the simmering stage stir in 75g- 100g grated tasty cheese (I like a mixture of mature cheddar and parmesan).
• Stir in 1 teaspoon lemon juice when sauce is completed.
• Parsley Sauce Make sauce as per recipe, but use 1 ¾ cups milk and ¼ cup cream.
• When sauce is finished, mix in 4 tablespoons finely chopped parsley and 1 teaspoon lemon juice.

INSTANT WHITE SAUCE HOME-MADE MIX

Steps:

• 1. Put the first three ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
• 2. Add butter and mix in well with hands or cut in with a pastry blender until crumbly throughout.
• 3. Put in a large glass jar or other container and cover tightly. Store in refrigerator. Makes 7 cups mix.
• 4. TO MAKE SAUCE: Use 1/3 cup of mix for a thin white sauce; - 1/2 cup mix for a medium sauce; - and 1 cup of mix for a thick sauce. Combine desired amount of mix with 1 cup of milk in a small, deep, heavy saucepan. Put over medium heat and cook, stirring, until thickened. Boil gently, stirring frequently, about 2 minutes. (add cheese or other ingredients at this time; heating til melted or heated through). Remove from heat and use as desired. Makes about one cup of sauce.