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Creamy bread sauce for two

Name: Creamy bread sauce for two
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: ½ small onion; 1 blade of mace; 150ml whole milk; 2 fresh bay leaves; 6 black peppercorns; 25g fresh white breadcrumbs; 10g butter; 1 tbsp double cream; Freshly grated nutmeg

Published: 13 Jul 18
Updated: 4 Mar 25

Quiet Christmas with the two of you? This creamy bread sauce recipe makes just enough for two people – perfect for a chilled out Christmas Day.

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Easy
December 2011

Test kitchen approved

Serves 2
Takes 5 minutes to make, 15 minutes to cook, plus at least 1 hour infusing

Quiet Christmas with the two of you? This creamy bread sauce recipe makes just enough for two people – perfect for a chilled out Christmas Day.

We’ve got 100+ more dinner recipes for two to browse.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 171kcals
Fat: 12.1g (7.4g saturated)
Protein: 4.3g
Carbohydrates: 12.7g carbs (3.7g sugars)
Fibre: 0.4g
Salt: 0.4g

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Ingredients

½ small onion
1 blade of mace
150ml whole milk
2 fresh bay leaves
6 black peppercorns
25g fresh white breadcrumbs
10g butter
1 tbsp double cream
Freshly grated nutmeg

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Method

Slice the onion and put it in a small pan with the mace, milk, bay leaves and peppercorns. Bring to the boil, then take off the heat and leave for at least 1 hour to infuse.
Bring back to the boil, then take off the heat, strain and return to the pan. Stir in the breadcrumbs and half the butter. Rest for 15 minutes.
Just before serving, bring the sauce back to a simmer, then stir in the rest of the butter, the cream and some nutmeg, salt and pepper.