Gluten Free Bread Sauce
Don’t miss out on all the traditional Christmas trimmings with this gluten-free bread sauce! It's wonderfully creamy, infused with warming spices like cloves and nutmeg, and can easily be made dairy-free, too. Perfect for everyone at the table!
Servings: 8 -10 servings
Calories: 153kcal
Ingredients
- 160 g (5.5oz) gluten free bread approx 5 slices
- 570 ml ( 1 pint ) milk full fat
- 40 g ( 1.5oz ) butter
- 1 medium onion peeled and halved
- 10 black peppercorns
- 6 cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Peel the onion & slice it in half. Stick three cloves into each side of the onion.
- Heat a saucepan on a medium heat & add the studded onion, peppercorns, bay leaf and milk. Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes then bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and leave for 15 minutes, to let the flavours infuse into the milk.
- Blitz the stale bread into breadcrumbs in a food processor.
- Pour the milk through a sieve into a saucepan to discard the bay leaf, studded onion & peppercorns.
- Stir the breadcrumbs into the milk over a low heat for 5-10 minutes until the breadcrumbs have absorbed into the liquid.
- Stir in the butter and nutmeg just before serving. Serve warm.
Notes
How Can I Make This Allergy Friendly?
Make It Dairy-Free: Swap the butter for a dairy-free spread & the milk for an unsweetened plant-based version. Also, check the ingredients of the gluten-free bread.
Make It Egg-Free: A lot of gluten-free breads do contain eggs, so double-check all packaging for ingredients. The sourdough bread from the brand BeFree is egg-free (although again, double-check the packaging!!)
Lauren’s Tips
- Use Quality Gluten-Free Bread: Be sure to use your favourite tasting brand, it will make all the difference.
- Watch The Breadcrumbs: When blitzing the bread, pulse it in short bursts to avoid creating fine dust. Coarser breadcrumbs will give the sauce a better texture and help it thicken nicely.
Nutrition
Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 144mg | Potassium: 135mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 300IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 0.2mg
