Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 0.67 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 quartss milk
• 1 cup half-and-half , Optional
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 0.5 teaspoons liquid smoke flavoring , Optional

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add flour and whisk until smooth, at least 2 minutes. Slowly add milk, whisking continuously until mixture is smooth, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Stir half-and-half into the saucepan; season with salt and pepper. Add liquid smoke. Cook and stir until gravy is smooth and slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes more.

Nutrition per serving