To prepare for making bread sauce, leave the white bread slices out on the kitchen counter to dry out the day before. If you forget, don't worry! Check out my top tips for a quick and easy way to get stale bread.
3 Slices White Bread
Tear up the bread into large pieces and pulse in a food processor until you get breadcrumbs. Weigh out exactly 150g.
3 Slices White Bread
To infuse the milk for the bread sauce, pour it into a saucepan and stud the onion with cloves. Place the onion in the pan with the bay leaves and bring the milk to a boil. Reduce the heat to very low and simmer gently for 10 minutes to allow the flavours to develop.
500 ml Whole Milk, 1 Onion, 6 Cloves, 2 Bay Leaves
Remove the onion and bay leaves from the milk using a slotted spoon. Return the milk to low heat and add the breadcrumbs, freshly grated nutmeg, and salt and pepper.
3 Slices White Bread, ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon Salt, ¼ teaspoon Pepper
Stir the mixture to combine, then add the double cream. Serve the bread sauce warm and enjoy!
2 tablespoon Double Cream