Are you planning a baked pasta, but the butter for the bechamel is missing? We give you the solution
Prepare the bechamel it's really simple at home.
But can you do without butter?
Of course yes. Do you have at least oil?
Bechamel recipe without butter
Ingredients
90 g of seed oil or extra virgin olive oil
100 g of 00 flour
1 l milk (preferably whole)
nutmeg
salt
Method
To prepare the béchamel without butter, heat the milk with salt and nutmeg in a saucepan, without boiling.
Separately heat the oil and slowly add the flour, stirring quickly with a hand whisk.
You have to get a kind of hazelnut cream because it is important that the flour is well toasted to release flavor.
Then add the hot milk to this mixture and continue stirring on a low flame and always with a hand whisk until you get the right consistency.
Impossible to notice the difference
We bet that no one will notice that you have used the béchamel without butter to prepare your lasagna or baked pasta?
Yes, because the consistency is practically identical and the taste is only slightly more intense, but only if you use extra virgin olive oil.
You can use it in your recipes just like you would with traditional bechamel and you can replace cow's milk with vegetable milk if you want a completely vegan bechamel.
It could also be an excellent alternative for those with high cholesterol problems.
A matter of chemistry
Bechamel is practically a chemical formula and we explain why.
It is composed of a liquid part which represents the base of the sauce which can be water, milk, wine, broth, clarified butter or other.
Then there is a thickening agent, such as flour or starch, and finally a fat part consisting of butter or oil.
Together these ingredients create a creamy and dense sauce, with a perfect velvety consistency to enrich any type of pasta, vegetables or baked meat.
Bechamel Without Milk
Bechamel without butter and also without milk?
Of course, there is also this version and it is salvation in many cases.
Just replace the milk with broth and the result will be very delicate and light, especially if you use oil instead of butter.
You want one bechamel super light? This is the solution.
Obviously the color will not be milk white like that of traditional bechamel, and the consistency will be less dense and creamy because the fatty part is practically missing, but it will still be a good solution if you need to enrich one of your dishes with a tasty sauce, enveloping and thickening power.
In the gallery you will find some interesting combinations with the béchamel without butter and other curiosities
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