Cheese Sauce Mix Dry Recipe 385

Steps:

• At home: Mix all the ingredients together. Store in a tightly sealed container. Keeps for up to 4 months, keep away from heat and for best long term storage, store in your refrigerator. To use: Each serving is about 7 Tablespoons. To make s sauce combine 1 serving mix with ¼ cup water. You can cook up 4-ounces pasta, drain off all but ¼ cup water and mix the sauce in, adding a Tablespoon of oil if desired, for a homemade mac and cheese. Also use the powder in any number of recipes calling for 'cheese sauce powder' for a natural version (some commercial brands contain artificial dyes).

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Blend in flour and cook until mixture is smooth and bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in half-and-half, Cheddar cheese, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Return to heat and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is smooth, about 5 minutes. Keep warm until serving.

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine 1/2 cup milk with cornstarch; mix well and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan over low heat, combine cheese with 2 cups milk and melt. Stir in garlic salt, red pepper and food coloring. To the melted cheese add the cornstarch mixture and stir well.