Beef Gravy Base

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups nonfat dry milk powder
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons beef bouillon granules
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 teaspoons kitchen bouquet

Recipe

• 1 combine dry milk powder, flour, bouillon granules and thyme. cut in butter or margarine and kitchen bouquet until pieces resemble cornmeal.
• 2 store in tightly covered container in refrigerator up to two months.
• 3 beef gravy: in saucepan slowly blend 1 cup cold water into 1/2 cup beef gravy base. cook and stir until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• 4 cook 1 minute more. makes 1 cup.