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Creamy Roasted Garlic White Pizza Sauce – Perfect for Homemade Pies

If a pizza could wear a tuxedo, this sauce would be its fancy black-tie outfit. Creamy, garlicky, and oh-so-smooth, this is the base that takes your pizza from “pretty good” to “award-winning chef vibes.” Just follow the steps, take it slow, and don’t forget to taste as you go.
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Ingredients
  

  • Step 1: Roast the Garlic
  • Preheat your oven to 400°F.
  • Cut the root end off the garlic bulb like you’re giving it a fresh haircut. Place it in a little foil pouch (fancy, right?.)
  • Drizzle with 1 teaspoon olive oil and sprinkle on a generous pinch of kosher salt. Close the foil pouch like it’s a tiny garlic gift.
  • Roast for about an hour (or until your kitchen smells so good, you’re considering making garlic-scented candles. The garlic should be soft and fragrant. Set it aside to cool.)
  • Step 2: Make the Sauce
  • Preheat a 12-inch skillet on medium-high heat. If your pan could talk (it would be saying, “I’m ready!”)
  • Add the remaining olive oil and let it warm up quickly. Toss in the finely diced onion and sauté until it’s translucent—like the onions are shy and blushing.
  • Sprinkle in the flour and stir like your life depends on it. You’re aiming for the onions to get coated (and the flour to absorb all the oil.)
  • Add the basil (oregano, and salt. Stir it in so your kitchen starts smelling like an herb garden.)
  • Slowly pour in the milk while stirring constantly. Keep stirring until the mixture thickens into a luscious sauce.
  • Squeeze the roasted garlic out of its cloves (like toothpaste but infinitely more delicious and stir it into the sauce.)
  • Add the parmesan cheese and stir until it melts completely. This is your moment—don’t rush it. Low and slow is the key to creamy (dreamy sauce.)
  • Let the sauce cool to room temperature (stirring occasionally to keep it smooth and prevent a skin from forming.)

Notes

  • If your sauce gets too thick, thin it out with a splash of milk.
  • Don’t skimp on the stirring. It’s the secret to a perfectly smooth sauce.
  • Want to level it up? Add a pinch of nutmeg for an extra hint of warmth.