Christmas Recipes > Bread Sauce

How to make bread sauce:
This traditional sauce illustrates the ancient use of bread as a thickener for all types of dishes. The cloves and the onion combine to create a savory sauce with a hint of Christmas spice.



Ingredients

1 medium onion
2 cloves
3/4 pint organic milk
1/2 level teaspoon salt
6 peppercorns
small bay leaf
2 cups (8oz) white breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon butter
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Press the cloves into the peeled onion.
- Put it into a saucepan with the milk, salt, peppercorns and bay leaf.
- Heat but do not quite boil.
- Remove from heat and let stand for about 1 hour.
- Strain the milk and return it to the saucepan.
- Bring to the boil.
- Place the breadcrumbs and butter in an ovenproof dish.
- Pour the boiling milk over it.
- Stir well.
- Cover the dish with a lid or foil.
- Place in the oven at about 150 degrees Centigrade (see temperature conversions) for 20 minutes.
- Serve hot with the turkey.




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