Per Serving:
- Calories: 27
- Fibre: 0 g
- Total carbs: 3 g
- Sugars: 1 g
- Total fat: 1 g
- Saturated fat: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
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Toasted Bread Sauce
Toasting the bread brings out a freshly-baked flavour
Cooking Notes: about 25min
Serving notes: Serves 8, with leftovers
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Yields:
8
Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
35 mins
Cal/Serv:
27
Ingredients
- 125 g
(4oz) slices of fresh white, thick-cut bread
- 25 g
(1oz) butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
6 cloves
- 2
bay leaves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 750 ml
(1 ¼ pint) whole milk
Directions
- Step 1
Toast the bread until golden. Whiz in a food processor to fine breadcrumbs.
- Step 2
Over a low heat, melt butter in a medium pan. Add onion, cloves, bay and nutmeg. Cook for 10min. Add milk; bring to boil. Remove from heat, strain through a sieve into a clean pan. Bring to boil again, then stir in breadcrumbs and season to taste. Simmer for 2min until thickened, adding a splash more milk if needed.
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- Step 1
Get Ahead
Make sauce up to a day ahead. Store, covered, in fridge. Reheat sauce with a splash of milk in a medium pan over a low heat, stirring often.
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