Recipes Smoked Gouda Béchamel 3.0 (1) 1 Review Béchamel is a classic French white sauce made by stirring milk into a cooked mixture of flour and butter. Adding smoked Gouda makes it thick, creamy, cheesy and irresistible. By Grace Parisi Updated on December 29, 2015 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Total Time: 10 mins Yield: makes 1 1/2 cups Ingredients 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups whole milk 1/4 cup heavy cream 1/4 pound smoked Gouda cheese, coarsely shredded 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional) Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg Salt and freshly ground pepper Directions In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Add the flour and whisk over moderately high heat for 30 seconds. Add the milk and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Cook over moderate heat, whisking constantly, until thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the cream, smoked Gouda, paprika and nutmeg and whisk just until the cheese is melted, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Use right away or cover directly with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Notes Master Sauce recipes adapted from Get Saucy, by Grace Parisi, copyright ©2005, with permission from Harvard Common Press, 535 Albany St., Boston, MA 02118. Rate it Print