Description
Creamy bread sauce brings comfort straight from British culinary traditions, blending simple ingredients into a classic accompaniment. Silky smooth and rich with warming spices, this traditional sauce elevates roasted meats and provides pure winter warmth you’ll crave.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 800 grams (28.2 ounces) stale white loaf (thick slices)
- 1 liter (33.8 fluid ounces) full-fat milk
- 30 grams (1 ounce) butter
- 2 tablespoons double cream (optional)
Aromatic Ingredients:
- 1 onion
- 4 cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon whole white peppercorns
- 2 mace blades (or 1/4 teaspoon ground mace)
Seasoning:
- 2 teaspoons sea salt flakes
- Fresh nutmeg
Instructions
- Prepare day-old bread by cutting into small, uniform cubes for optimal texture absorption.
- Create an aromatic milk infusion by gently warming milk with whole spices, allowing deep flavor penetration.
- Remove milk from heat and let spices steep for 20-30 minutes, releasing their complex essence.
- Strain the infused milk, removing whole spices to ensure a smooth, silky base.
- Return the fragrant milk to low heat and gradually incorporate bread cubes, stirring consistently.
- Simmer the mixture for approximately 12-15 minutes, gradually thickening and transforming into a creamy consistency.
- Incorporate rich butter and optional cream, blending until luxuriously smooth.
- Season with delicate salt and freshly grated nutmeg, adjusting to personal taste preferences.
- Transfer to a warm serving dish, maintaining temperature and preserving the sauce’s velvety texture.
- Serve immediately as a complementary accompaniment to roasted meats or traditional holiday dishes.
Notes
- Choose slightly stale white bread for the best texture and absorption of milk flavors.
- Gently simmer milk with aromatics to extract maximum depth without scorching the base.
- Remove whole spices before adding bread to prevent unexpected biting into cloves or peppercorns.
- For gluten-free version, substitute regular bread with gluten-free white bread or almond flour bread.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg