Bread sauce

Bread sauce

The ultimate finishing touch to any Christmas feast and surprisingly easy to make, too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 15 minutes, plus infusing time

Method

  1. Put the first 4 ingredients in a pan and bring to the boil, then turn off the heat and leave to infuse for 30 minutes.
  2. Strain the milk into a clean pan, add the breadcrumbs and bring to a simmer, stirring until the sauce is thickened. Stir in the butter and cream and season really well.

Per serving

182 kcalories, protein 5.5g, carbohydrate 22.8g, fat 8.2 g, saturated fat 4.6g, fibre 0.5g, salt 0.6 g

Recipe from olive magazine, December 2007.

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  • 12 December 2007

    Laura rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy to make and tastes fantastic!

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  • 24 December 2007

    Fiona commented on this recipe

    It worked really well! I made it for Christmas

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  • 26 December 2007

    amanda rated and commented on this recipe

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    Quick to make and tastes delicious

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  • 17 September 2008

    PoshPaws commented on this recipe

    Any idea whether you can make this and freeze it ahead of time? I'm guessing that maybe the milk would split in the freezing ....

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    val r rated and commented on this recipe

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    My favourite bread sauce yet!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 15 minutes, plus infusing time

Ingredients

  • 1 onion , peeled, halved and studded with 6 cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 6 peppercorn
  • 568ml milk
  • 200g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 25g butter
  • 4 tbsp double cream
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Per serving

182 kcalories, protein 5.5g, carbohydrate 22.8g, fat 8.2 g, saturated fat 4.6g, fibre 0.5g, salt 0.6 g

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