BECHAMEL SAUCE

Bechamel is a white cream sauce that is used in many dishes. It acts as a base for many sauces. Originating in France, bechamel is popular in many types of cuisines.
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 cup maragrine or butter
6 tablespoons flour
4 cups warm milk
Preparation:
In a large, deep, saute pan, melt butter over a medium high heat. Add flour, a little bit at a time. Stir constantly to avoid lumping. Stirring quickly and vigorously is very important!

Once flour and butter is a creamy, smooth mixture, slowly add warm milk. Keep stirring to avoid clumping.

Bring mixture to a boil. You have to bring it to a boil because this is what will thicken your sauce. It may take several minutes over a medium high heat and constant stirring.

Allow to boil for one minute. Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer. If you are adding cheese to the sauce, now would be the time to do so. Stir constantly until the cheese is melted.

Cover and keep on low, stirring every few minutes until ready to use. If mixture sits too long, it will thicken. Simply add 1/4 cup of warm milk to thin out.

CROISSANTS(FRANCE)

2cups plain flour1tsp salt
1tbsp sugar1cup milk
15g fresh yeast1cup butter
1 egg beaten

mix the flour, sugar and salt into a large bowl.
make a well in the center.
heat the milk to luke warm temperature.
pour into the well along with the yeast
work to a smooth and elastic dough.
the process will take about five minutes.
cover it with a cloth and let it rise for about an hour.
when the dough is well risen, incorporate all the butter in the dough.
cover with a plastic wrap, and chill it in the refrigerator for about 30minutes.
take out the dough and roll it into a very large(approx 2ftx1 1/2ft) rectangle.
take a triangula template
cut out triangular shapes from the entire rolled out dough.
roll each triangle(dough) up starting with the wide size first to form a crescent. this creates the croissants.
place the croissants on a baking sheet.
lightly brush with the beaten egg.
let it rise for about 30minutes,till double in size.
bake it in a 200cent.
preheated oven for about 15-20minutes or till golden, brush melted butter on top. best served hot with butter and jam.