Cheap, really easy sauces and custard too

To stop you buying packets! These are really good for people who don't like making a roux or usually end up with lumpy sauces.

I posted this on the Kenwood Chef thread but any type of blender / liquidiser will do so thought I'd post it seperately:

White Sauce
1 oz butter
1 oz flour
1/2 pint milk

Place all ingredients in the liquidser and blend for 30 seconds on max. speed. Pour into a saucepan, bring to a boil and boil for 2 mins, stirring continuously until thickened. Season to taste. (I add 1-2 tsp. of veg or chicken stock powder at blending stage as well.)

Parsley sauce: add a few sprigs of parsley at blending stage, cook as above
Onion sauce: add 1 large onion roughly chopped, at blending stage, cook as above

Cheese sauce: add 2-3 ounces cubed at blending stage, cook as above
(I also add 1 tsp. mustard powder, really yummy for cauliflower cheese!)


Custard:
1 pint milk
3 ounces sugar
1 egg
1 ounce butter
1 ounce cornflour
1/2 to 1 tsp vanilla essence

Put all ingredients into liquidiser. Blend for 30 secs. Pour into a saucepan and cook over a medium heat until mixture thickens and boils, stirring constantly.

Yum - this is all my Bird's fan dh will eat now.

~Lynn;)