Bread Sauce

I found this in my feeling saucy cookbook and had it with deep fried chicken fingers. needs a resting time of one hour.

Make small holes in the onion using a skewer and stick the cloves in them.

Put the onion , bay leaf , and peppercorns in a pan.

Pour in milk.

Bring to a boil.

Remove from heat , cover.

Set aside for 1 hour.

To make the sauce , discard onion and bay leaf.

Strain milk to remove peppercorns.

Return to a clean pan and add breadcrumbs.

Cook over low heat 4-5 minutes until breadcrumbs have swollen and sauce is thick.

Beat in butter.

Season well with salt and pepper and a good grating of nutmeg.

Stir in cream just before serving , if you are using it.

onion, whole cloves, bay leaf, black peppercorns, milk, fresh white breadcrumbs, butter, whole nutmeg, heavy cream, salt and pepper