Finally ... Alfredo

It's taken me a while to do, but I have finally figured out a great, creamy alfredo that uses all of the regular ingredients! I have read over several recipes, many adding things in there that I just didn't want. But all of the recipes I have tried that use basically just milk, butter and cheese have not resulted in a yummy, creamy sauce. Today, I decided to not follow recipes, but (yes, this is corny but true) I followed my heart and it finally happened. No more packaged alfredo mixes for us - it's about time.

Ingredients:
2 Tb. butter
3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
2 Tb. flour
1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese, freshly grated
1 1/2 cups milk (I used Vitamin D)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. white pepper


Method:
Mix together the cheese, milk, salt and pepper and let it sit for a minute.

In a saucepan melt the butter over medium heat. Once melted, add the garlic and saute for a few minutes, do not let it burn or the butter go brown. The key is LOW heat. (well, medium low).

Then add the flour, stir it in with a wisk until it's all smooth, let it cook for a minute, you should turn the heat up just a bit.

When the flour is well incorporated and slightly cooked, add the milk/cheese mixture.

Keep using the wisk to make it smooth and stir while it cooks. Let it cook until it has thickened up to the desired consistancy.

Pour over pasta and devour!

YAY! This is such a relief!