Browned Flour for Thickening Soups and Gravies

Ingredients

• flour
• butter

Instructions

1. Spread flour on a tin or dish.
2. Color it gently in a low oven or before the fire in a Dutch or American oven.
3. Turn it often so the edges do not brown too much before the middle is sufficiently colored.
4. Blend the browned flour with butter to use as a thickening agent for soups or gravies.