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Classic Béchamel Sauce Mix

A versatile gluten-free sauce base, what’s more, this product contains no palm oil! Our Béchamel Sauce mix tastes and performs just like a kitchen-made béchamel without the time consuming make up. Once made up it will not lump, thin or skin and has superior hot holding properties. Perfect for souffles and veloutés, as well as lasagnes and moussakas.

Size: 1.5kg tub

Yield: 12 litres

Shelf-life: 18 months

**Directions to make classic Béchamel sauce:

Simply whisk 125g of dry powder mix with 1 litre of cold water.
Bring to the boil stirring continuously.
Allow to simmer fir 5 minuets until the sauce thickens.

Ingredients

when reconstituted

Modified Tapioca Starch, Whole Milk Powder, Dried Glucose Syrup, Onion Powder, Salt, Yeast Extract, Butter Powder (from Milk), Spice and Herb Extracts.

For allergens see ingredients in bold.

Nutritional Information:

Typical Values	Per 100ml prepared	Per 100g as sold
Energy	47.6kcal / 199.7kJ	381kcal / 1598kJ
Fat	0.84g	6.7g
(of which saturates)	0.33g	2.6g
Carbohydrate	9.13g	73.0g
(of which sugars)	3.75g	30.0g
Fibre	0.03g	0.2g
Protein	0.90g	7.2g
Salt	0.40g	3.2g

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Chef'sTips

For a creamier sauce, use milk instead of water – use 120g of dry power to 1 litre of cold milk.

Use Béchamel Sauce mix to create a velvety smooth velouté, using 125g of mix with 1 litre of Fish or Chicken stocks, great for banqueting sauces and pie fillings.

Make up and add to the cooking process of your scrambled eggs to keep them moist during service.

Use as a base for your own creations, whether you wish to add cheese for a mornay or cheese sauce, or parsley for a classic parsley sauce.

You might also want to add to a white wine and cream reduction to make a classic cream sauce.