Bechamel Sauce That Doesn't Smell Like Flour

Name: Bechamel Sauce That Doesn't Smell Like Flour
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 30 grams Flour; 30 grams Butter; 300 grams Whole milk

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I thought that if I eliminated as much of the moisture as possible from the flour even before cooking it,that it would be even less likely to lump up! And so I tried it out.
It was really easy to make the sauce this way. But, I was amazed that it also eliminated any floury smell or taste too. Even though I didn't cook the flour for a long time as cookbooks say you should.

If you are making a lot of sauce, increase the microwaving time in step 1. Add 10 seconds at a time while observing the flour, and take it out and mix it up. This way it's less likely to cook unevenly.
Add the milk, a little at a time, and mix well between additions. This way you can make the sauce quite quickly. It's less likely to form lumps, too. Recipe by Momogaiinaa

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Ingredients

30 gramsFlour
30 gramsButter
300 gramsWhole milk

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Steps

1

Spread the flour out evenly in a microwave-safe container. Microwave, uncovered, for a bit less than a minute at 500w. Mix, using a cutting motion.
2

Put the butter in a heavy-bottom pan. It will foam up. When you think that the foam can't get any finer, add the flour from step 1.
3

Mix well and keep cooking until the butter and flour blend together. I recommend using a whisk. Lift the pan up occasionally to prevent any burning.
4

Add just a little cold milk, and mix well. Really mix well here.
5

When the milk is incorporated, add a bit more milk and mix. Mix well.
6

Add a bit more milk and mix. Keep stirring well.
7

Add a bit more milk and mix well.
8

You can no longer see the pattern the whisk makes in the sauce at this point. Up to this point 100 ml of milk (about a third of the total) has been added in batches.
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Add the rest of the milk 100 ml at a time. Turn the heat up a little bit, and mix and simmer until the sauce has thickened.
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When the sauce has thickened, simmer over low heat until it's smooth. When the sauce is smooth and shiny, it's done.
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◎The surface dries out and forms a film in no time. If you are concerned about that, skewer a piece of butter with a fork and spread the butter over the surface of the sauce.
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◎If this sauce is for a gratin (especially macaroni gratin), make it thinner. ◎If the sauce is for cream croquettes, make it thicker. (Use a 1:1:4 or 1:1:5 ratio of flour, butter and milk).
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◎Use the sauce with meat sauce and eggplant for a lasagna style dish. See Okaachan's Showa-retro style meat sauce recipe..