PENNE with CAULIFLOWER in WHITE SAUCE

Penne with Cauliflower in White Sauce

 

Ingredients:
The flowers from1 medium cauliflower
2 cups low fat milk
1 bay leaf
½ stick butter
½ cup flower
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black or white pepper freshly ground
¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Method:
1. Mix the flower and butter together with the back side of a fork until a smooth past is formed let sit at room temperature.

 2. Place the cauliflower flowers with 1 tsp salt in the coffee pot and add sufficient water to the coffeemaker to cover them completely. I did this a cup at a time so as not to overfill the pot. Cover with Aluminum foil and hold for ½ hour.

 3. They should still be crisp. Drain and set aside.

 4. Put the milk in the coffee pot with the bay leaf and let come to temperature about 2 hours.

5. Remove the bay leaf and stir in the rue, the sauce will thicken right away. Add the cheese and stir in the pot. When all is smooth, add the cauliflower to the pot and gently stir until uniform. Be careful when stirring in the rue and the cheese. I used a fork to transfer the rue to the pot and a whisk to stir so as not to crack the glass pot. I used a Teflon spoon to stir in the cauliflower.

 6. Serve over pasta and don’t worry if you have to hold it a few hours, just dilute with a little more milk if it thickens too much. No burning, scalding or separating will occur even when you microwave the leftovers.