Basic Cream Sauce
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- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream (16 ounces)
- salt and pepper (to taste with your preference)
- (optional: 1 cup or more of your favorite cheese)
- Melt butter in a medium sauce pan.
- Once butter is melted, add 2 tablespoons of flour and stir with a whisk to prevent any lumps.
- Add salt and pepper. Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
- Pour 1 cup of heavy whipping cream into the butter-flour mixture and continue stirring. It will start thickening in less than 1 minute.
- Add the rest of the cream and stir.
- The sauce will then start reheating back up and be thicker within 3-5 minutes.
- Take off heat once thickened.
- (Optional: Stir in your favorite cheese to melt.)
- Pour over your favorite pasta!
- Makes 2 cups of Cream Sauce.
Recipe Source: Gloria Phillips (SimplyGloria.com)
Recipe by Simply Gloria at https://simplygloria.com/basic-cream-sauce/
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