Made from Scratch Alfredo Sauce

As you may be able to tell from my posts- my household is very big on any and all Italian cuisine. While pasta is normally eaten with the traditional red sauce, Alfredo sauce is a huge favorite with us. Even my 100% Italian step-dad says that my Alfredo sauce is better than any that he's ever made (and he's a phenomenal Italian cook!) The sauce is fairly simple to make- and I really change it up almost every time I make it (variations in seasonings and how liberal I feel like being with the white wine).

What You'll Need:
4 Tablespoons of Butter
1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
1/4 tsp ground white pepper
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 tsp garlic powder
2 Cups of Milk (whole milk works best- but 2% does the trick too)
3 Tbsp Flour
1 Tbsp of White Wine

What to Do:

Start by melting the butter on a medium-low heat , when butter is melted, add the flour and seasonings

Stir all ingredients together in the pan - I've found using a silicone whisk works the best when doing this- You want the flour to soak up all the butter. It will look a little lumpy- that's OK.

Add milk slowly into mixture and whisk ingredients together. 

Note: it's very important to constantly stir this while cooking, leaving it on the stove to cook will make it lumpy and cause it to have a slightly burnt taste.

Keep mixing ingredients together until the mixture starts to really thicken. Be patient- it seems like it takes a while, but it really takes about 5-8 minutes. If your mixture is not thickening up to the consistency you'd like- you can add a tad bit more flour.

When Mixture is fully Thickened- Add in the Parmesan Cheese, and stir it into the sauce. If you want you can add other cheeses into it too (like fresh Mozzarella).