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Besciamella (Béchamel)  Recipe
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Besciamella (Béchamel) Recipe

5 ingredients Yields enough for 1 lb of dried lasagna or 1 ½ lbs of fresh homemade lasagna openrecipes

Besciamella is an integral part of most baked-pasta dishes (pasta al forno). Its also used for binding together ingredients as in polpette (meatballs) and stuffings...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

718
Calories
21g
Protein
22g
Fat
108g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups of hot milk (5 cups for the ‶no-boil″ variety)
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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