What is the ultimate bread sauce recipe?

[NoSoggyBottoms]

Looking for an easy, foolproof bread sauce recipe to serve at Christmas.

I'm hoping to make it a few days in advance and store it in the fridge before using it on Christmas Day.

Looking for one now so I can practise!

Thank you

I use Mrs Beeton's recipe, I like the cloves and the infusing! I dust it with cayenne pepper to serve. I think Delia's recipe is very similar.

Delia's is excellent.
May I also suggest Jamie Oliver's minted bread sauce for lamb and pork, totally different from regular white brea sauce but equally as delicious.

I make my Mum's bread sauce. Stud onion with cloves. Pop in pan with milk. Warm but don't boil. Then I take it off the heat and leave it on a cork mat on Aga for hours but Mum just left hers beside the cooker. Reheat when ready for breadcrumbs. Stir those in - less than you think you'll need as they swell. When ready to serve, remove onion, stir cream through and a dollop of butter. Yum.