EASY BREAD SAUCE

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A Christmas dinner staple. Made with freshly grated nutmeg and lashings of double cream, this is the ultimate bread sauce to pair with your roast dinner

Provided by Miriam Nice

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 large onion
12 cloves
2 fresh bay leaves
4 black peppercorns
500ml whole milk
1 tsp wholemeal flour
50g fresh breadcrumbs
25g butter
1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
100ml double cream

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 145 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 6 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium