Christmas recipe for 8 people, takes only 25 mins; recipe has whole milk, butter, onion, cloves, star anise, bay leaf, thyme sprigs, bread, clotted cream and nutmeg.

Extra creamy bread sauce
Course: Christmas
Servings
8
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Onion: 1 onion, chopped
- Butter: 50g butter
- Bay Leaf: 1 bay leaf
- Bread: 100g stale crustless white bread, made into rough breadcrumbs
- Nutmeg: pinch nutmeg, freshly grated
- Whole Milk: 500ml whole milk
- Star Anise: 1 star anise
- Thyme Sprigs: 3 thyme sprigs
- Cloves: 6 cloves
- Clotted Cream: 4 tbsp clotted cream
Directions
- Simmer the milk, butter, onion, cloves, star anise and herbs in a pan for 20 mins.Can be done the day before and left to infuse in the fridge.Strain the mixture and return the liquid to the pan. Place back on the heat and scatter in the breadcrumbs.
- Simmer and stir for 3-4 mins until you have a thick sauce. Stir in the clotted cream and nutmeg, season generously and serve.Can be made up to three days ahead; reheat on the hob or in the microwave on medium for three mins.