Cheese sauce recipe

In my first post I said that cauliflower cheese is easy to make once you've got the hang of making cheese sauce. That can take a while!

The recipe I use is as follows:

Ingredients

2oz/100g butter
2oz/100g plain flour
1 pint/600ml milk (of your choice. I have successfully made this with cow's, goat's, soya and oat)
10oz/280g cheddar cheese (depending on the strength of your cheddar you may need less)

1. Put the butter in a saucepan on a low to medium heat to melt.
2. While the butter is melting grate or cut your cheese up into small cubes.
3. Sift the flour into the saucepan with the melted butter and stir in well.
4. Add painfully small amount of milk (about 2 tablespoons) at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Doing this should ensure a smooth sauce.
5. After about 6 painfully small additions of milk add the rest a little at a time, again stirring thoroughly after each addition. If lumps appear start using a whisk!
6. Once all the milk has been added turn the heat up and stir continually while the sauce thickens, this should take around five to ten minutes.
7. Bring the sauce up to the boil, stirring all the while.
8. Once it has reached boiling point, turn the heat back down and add the grated/cubes of cheese a little at a time and stir in until melted.