Easy cheesy white sauce

Ingredients

• Cheese (all varieties)
• 2 shallots or 2 onions
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 cloves
• 1 to 1.25 pints milk
• 25g butter
• 25g flour
• 1 tsp English mustard

Method

1. Peel and roughly chop the shallots.
2. Put the milk in a pan on a medium heat and add the chopped shallots, bay leaves and cloves.
3. Melt the butter in a second pan on a medium heat.
4. Add the flour into the butter and stir.
5. When the flour is fully mixed with the butter add a small amount of the milk and mix thoroughly.
6. Continue to add the milk in small quantities stirring continuously until you reach a sauce consistency.
7. Add grated cheese and season to taste.