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Bread Sauce

Bread sauce is a British warm or cold sauce made with milk, which is thickened with bread crumbs, typically eaten with roast chicken or also turkey.

  • 300 milliliters (about 10-ounces) semi-skimmed milk
  • 150 milliliters (about 5-ounces) heavy cream
  • 1 medium onion, peeled and studded with 6 cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 75 grams (about 1 1/4 cups) fresh breadcrumbs
  • 25 grams (about 1-ounce) unsalted butter
  1. Steps to Make It
  2. Gather the ingredients.
  3. Place the semi-skimmed milk, double cream onion, and bay leaf into a large saucepan.
  4. Bring to the boil taking care the mixture does not boil over.
  5. Turn the heat off and leave the pan and cream to stand for about 10 minutes to cool and for the flavors to gently infuse.
  6. Remove the onion from the pan and keep to one side (read below why you would want to keep the onion.)
  7. Add the breadcrumbs, to the pan, stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture thickens and becomes smoother (you do not want the sauce to be completely smooth, it should still have the texture of the bread.)
  8. Add the butter to the pan and stir, season with salt and black pepper to taste and serve. If not using straight away, then cover the sauce with clingfilm (plastic wrap) until required or leave to one side to cool, then freeze.
  9. Enjoy.
  10. Using the Onion From the Bread Sauce
  11. The onion is too delicious to discard. Always remove the cloves before proceeding.
  12. Chop the onion into thin strips and add to the gravy to help impart flavor. Or the onion can be chopped into quarters and served alongside the roast. It will even freeze well.