Béchamel

🥘 Ingredients

• unsalted butter 4 Tbs
• all-purpose flour ¼ cup
• whole milk 2 cups
• bay leaf 1
• kosher salt ¾ tsp
• white pepper 0.12 tsp
• grated nutmeg 0.12 tsp

1. 1

   Melt unsalted butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat.
2. 2

   Cook all-purpose flour in @&( timer for 2 min , whisking, without letting it colour.
3. 3

   Whisk whole milk into @&( timer a splash at a time, add bay leaf , and simmer for 10 min .
4. 4

   Season @&( timer with kosher salt , white pepper , and grated nutmeg , then pull the bay leaf.