THICKENING AGENTS
STARCH

Experiments to see which type of flour make the best whit sauce.

You are to get into groups and make a white sauce using on of the following.

WHEAT FLOUR CORNFLOUR RICE FLOUR POTATO FLOUR ARROWROOT
INSTANT PACKET MIX

MRS. B OR MRS. L. WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW TO MAKE THE SAUCE. MAKE NOTES SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE THE SAUCE STRAIGHT AWAY IN THE LESSON.

THE BASIC RECIPE

1 _OZ.OR 25 Grms. of Margarine

1 _OZ.OR 25 Grms. Of the chosen flour this quantity makes a pouring sauce

250 Mls. Of milk

METHOD

Melt the margarine.
Add the flour and mix until it looks like wallpaper paste.
The type of flour you use will depend on which group you are in

Stir well – Do not let it burn – Keep the heat low.
Very slowly add the milk stirring all the time in a figure of eight movement.
Stir all the time and wait until the sauce comes to the boil and then cook for three minutes – For all those starch grains to burst and the starch to fall out and be cooked.
Place in jug ready for a tasting session.