Bread Sauce

Bread Sauce
  • Author: Anonymous

This comforting and creamy bread sauce is a classic accompaniment that adds a deliciously rich and flavorful element to your meal. Infused with warming spices like cloves and peppercorns, this sauce is luxuriously creamy with a hint of nutmeg. Perfect for pairing with your favorite roast dinners or holiday feasts, this easy-to-make sauce is sure to become a beloved addition to your menu.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 25g butter
  • 1 onion , grated
  • 600ml milk
  • 6 black peppercorns
  • 6 cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 142ml pot double cream
  • 200g fresh white breadcrumbs

Instructions

  • Peel the onion and remove the root. Make 12 holes in the onion using a cocktail stick, and push the cloves into the holes.
  • Put the onion in a medium saucepan with the bay leaves, peppercorns and milk. Heat gently for 20 mins until the onion is soft, then pour the milk through a sieve into a clean pan and discard the bay, onion and peppercorns.
  • Heat the infused milk until just simmering, then add the flour, breadcrumbs, butter and nutmeg. Cook for 5 mins more until the sauce has thickened, then add the cream and season well. Can be made up to two days ahead. Reheat gently on the hob before serving.

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Yield

Serves 6

Nutrition

  • Calories: 145 calories
  • Fat Content: 12 grams fat
  • Saturated Fat Content: 7 grams saturated fat
  • Carbohydrate Content: 6 grams carbohydrates
  • Sugar Content: 3 grams sugar
  • Protein Content: 3 grams protein
  • Sodium Content: 0.2 milligram of sodium