Basic Cream Sauce

This is a GREAT healthy substitute for cream of anything soup! Great for Hawaiian Haystacks)

1 c raw cashew nuts
2 c water
1 tsp salt or more to taste
2 tsp onion powder
3 cube chicken boullion or 1 T food yeast flakes
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 T conrstarch, flour or clear jel
1 1/2 c mro ewater to be added after blending

Place all ingredients in blender and blend on high for about 2 minutes until smooth
When the mixture is so smooth  that no graininess is felt in a drop of it between your thumb and finger, pour into a saucepan.  Add the 1 1/2 c more water to the blender, swish it around and ad to the mixture in teh pan.  Bring to a boil, stirring constantly as it thickens to keep it from lumping. As soon as it thickens, remove from heat.
If a thicker sauce is needed, return to heat and slowly stir in mroe starch that has been dissolved in cold water, letting it come to a gentle boil as it thickens.

(Seven Secrets Cookbook by Neva and Jim Brackett)