Easy Bread And Sauce Recipes

BEAUTIFUL BREAD SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel the onion, leaving it whole, then spike it with the cloves.
• Put the spiked onion into a medium saucepan with the bay leaves, milk and a few pinches of sea salt and black pepper. Finely grate in a few scrapings of nutmeg.
• Place the pan on a high heat and bring to the boil - keep a close eye on it as milk comes to the boil very suddenly. Reduce to a low heat and simmer very gently for 5 minutes to let the flavours infuse. Remove from the heat and leave to stand for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut the crusts off of the ciabatta loaves. Tear 1½ loaves into chunks and pulse them in a food processor until you have coarse breadcrumbs.
• Strain the milk through a sieve into a jug, discarding everything left behind in the sieve.
• Return the milk to the pan and bring back to the boil over a high heat. Reduce to a medium heat and simmer, gradually stirring in the breadcrumbs until you've used them all up.
• Add the butter and cream to the pan, stir well, then have a taste and season with a little more salt and pepper, if needed.
• Have a look at the sauce - you want it to be the perfect consistency for you. If it's too runny, blitz the remaining ciabatta and add some more breadcrumbs, if it's a little thick, add more milk. Transfer to a jug or bowl and serve.
• If you're making this for another day, you want the consistency to be a little looser than you'd like as it will thicken as it sits, so add a bit more milk. When you're happy with the consistency, spoon into a bowl and leave to cool. Once cool, cover the bowl with cling film and place in the fridge until Christmas Day.

BREAD PUDDING WITH SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, sugar, butter, cinnamon and salt. Gently fold in bread cubes and raisins if desired. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean., In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter; stir in brown sugar and apple juice. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in extracts. Serve warm with bread pudding. Refrigerate leftovers.

BEST BREAD PUDDING WITH VANILLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk 3 eggs, white sugar, 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 cup of butter, and 3 cups of whole milk together, and gently stir in the bread cubes and raisins. Lightly spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and set in the middle, 50 to 55 minutes; cover the dish with foil after 30 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Let the pudding stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• For vanilla sauce, whisk 1/2 cup of light brown sugar, the flour, a pinch of cinnamon, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, 1 1/4 cups of whole milk,and salt together in a heavy saucepan until smooth. Heat over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and the sauce coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract. Pour sauce over warm bread pudding, or serve on the side in a bowl.

EASY BREAD SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel the onion and remove the root. Make 12 holes in the onion using a cocktail stick, and push the cloves into the holes.
• Put the onion in a medium saucepan with the bay leaves, peppercorns and milk. Heat gently for 20 mins until the onion is soft, then pour the milk through a sieve into a clean pan and discard the bay, onion and peppercorns.
• Heat the infused milk until just simmering, then add the flour, breadcrumbs, butter and nutmeg. Cook for 5 mins more until the sauce has thickened, then add the cream and season well. Can be made up to two days ahead. Reheat gently on the hob before serving.

EASY VEGAN BREAD SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Add the milk, butter, fresh thyme, bay leaf, peppercorns, garlic cloves and chopped onion to a sauce pan.
• Simmer this for approximately 20 minutes on a low heat
• Fetch out the stalks of the thyme, the bay leaf and peppercorns (if you can find them!) use a sieve over a jug if this makes it easier
• Leave the onions and garlic in the milk mix then blend together
• Add the breadcrumbs and dairy free cream to the mix and heat gently for a further 3 minutes or so.
• Add a little more milk if you prefer a thinner consistency. Add salt to taste.
• Serve and enjoy!

EASY TRADITIONAL BREAD SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the semi-skimmed milk, double cream onion, and bay leaf into a large saucepan.
• Bring to the boil taking care the mixture does not boil over.
• 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.
• Remove the onion from the pan and keep to one side (read below why you would want to keep the onion.)
• 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.)
• 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.
• Enjoy.

WAY EASY PIZZA SAUCE/BREAD STICK DIP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix the tomato paste, tomato sauce, oregano, sugar, garlic, salt and parsley.