French bread sauce

French bread sauce

Double cream gives this traditional bread sauce an extra touch of Christmassy indulgence

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 10

Preperation and cooking times

Ready in about 30 minutes

Method

  1. Shave the light brown crust from the outside of the French stick with a bread knife and discard it. Cut the bready centre into cubes, about 5cm across.
  2. In a saucepan, bring the milk, onion, bay leaf, butter, allspice and 3 tbsp of cream to the boil, reduce the heat then add the diced bread.
  3. Gently simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Add a little salt and freshly ground black pepper, then allow to cool and remove the onion and bay leaf. The sauce can be refrigerated in a covered container overnight.
  4. To serve, warm through gently in a pan, adding extra double cream to give a light, creamy consistency. Grind over some black pepper and serve.

Per serving

128 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 15g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 0g, salt 0.41 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2002.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 10

Preperation and cooking times

Ready in about 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 200g stale French stick
  • 700ml/1¼ pints whole milk
  • 1 small onion , peeled and studded with 6 cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • generous knob of butter
  • pinch of ground allspice
  • 3 tbsp double cream , plus extra to serve
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Per serving

128 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 15g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 0g, salt 0.41 g

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