Cheese Sauce

The one tip I passed on to my children was how to get a smooth cheese sauce.  When I was shown how to make it at school I was told to melt the butter in a saucepan add two tablespoons of plain flour and  a pint of milk. Wait until this had come to the boil and add the cheese. If you were lucky it didn't split but invariably it would be lumpy and didn't look very appetizing.  It was only through trial and error of making it as an adult that I found my own way.  

The way I taught my children was to heat the milk through first before adding as this prevents the sauce from splitting or becoming lumpy. 

• I  melt 2-3oz of butter in a saucepan
•  add 2 tablespoons of plain flour to the melted butter and let this cook out for a few minutes. 
• Then I add the warm milk and stir until it starts to thicken and comes to the boil. 
• I then remove it from the heat before adding 4-6 oz of cheddar cheese and stir until the cheese has melted and it never splits and never gets lumpy and is always silky smooth.

Good luck

Mx