On 25/06/2011 4:05 PM, sf wrote:

>>
>> The flour taste is not affected by the amount of flour in the mix. It is
>> from not cooking it long enough. You need to heat and stir the flour and
>> butter mixture for a while to make the roux and then cook it for a while
>> withe the liquid. It thickens as it cooks. I have made lots of white
>> sauces over the years and have never had one taste like flour.
>
> Not cooking long enough was my first reaction, but I make mac& cheese
> by just putting the ingredients for white sauce into the dish with the
> macaroni& grated cheese - and the cheese sauce doesn't taste floury
> when it finishes cooking in the oven.
>

Well, that would be cooking, which should get rid of the flour taste.