Cream Sauce plus Variations

Cream Sauce
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup flour
2 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste

Melt butter for 30 seconds in a microwave on high. Add flour and whisk together. Whisk in salt and pepper, and then adding the milk slowly, whisking. Cook on high in microwave, one minute at a time, removing and whisking after each minute, until thick.


Hollandaise
6 Tablespoons butter
1 lemon, juiced
3 egg yolks
salt
cayenne pepper

Melt butter for 30 seconds on high in a microwave safe bowl. Whisk together lemon juice, egg yolks, salt, and cayenne pepper. Add to butter and stir to combine. Cook on high for 15-20 seconds. Stir. Continue to cook and stir until thickened.


Gingerbread Sauce
Cream sauce as above, except do not add salt and pepper
1 cup powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons Madeira

Cook in microwave as before.

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