Creamy Bread Sauce Recipe

Prepare 5 minutes

Cooking time 30 minutes

Serves 8

Ingredients

• Half onion, peeled and ?nely chopped
• 6 cloves
•  1-2 bay leaves
• 30g butter
• 568ml carton whole milk
• 150g sliced fresh white bread (about 5 slices), crusts removed and roughly torn
• 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 2-3 tbsp single cream

Method

1. Heat the onion, cloves, bay leaves, butter and milk in a small pan. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
2. Strain the milk and return it to the pan.
3. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the bread. season and add the nutmeg.
4. Simmer for 3-5 minutes until the bread has broken up.
5. Stir in the cream and heat through for 1 minute just before serving.