White Sauce Mix

Description
Milk, Nonfat, Dry Non-Instant by the US Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe

Ingredients

 * 1 cup flour
 * 1 cup butter
 * 1½ cups non-instant non-fat dry milk

White Sauce mix

 * 1) In a large bowl, cut butter into flour with two knives or a pastry blender until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
 * 2) Place in an airtight container and label: “White Sauce mix”.
 * 3) Store in refrigerator. Use within 2 months.

Basic medium white sauce

 * 1) Combine in a saucepan: ½ cup white sauce mix and 1 cup cool water. (For thinner white sauce decrease the mix to ¼ cup, for thicker white sauce increase mix to ¾ cup).
 * 2) Cook over low heat until smooth, stirring constantly. Makes about 1½ cups sauce.