Savoury Bread and Butter Pudding
Savoury baked bread in a cheesy custard
Ingredients
- 4 Rashers Bacon, diced or Ham/Chorizo
- 2 Spring onions, sliced or 1/2 Onion diced
- 3 Cups Bread, diced
- 4 Eggs
- 2 Cups Milk
- 1 Cup Tasty Cheese, grated
- 1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard or Seeded Mustard
- pinch Salt
- Pinch Black Pepper
Instructions
- Cook bacon: cook bacon and onion in small pan about 2-3 minutes or until soft.
- Custard Mixture: In a large bowl whisk together eggs, milk, mustard, salt and pepper.
- Soak Bread: To the Custard add the bread, bacon mixture, 3/4 cup cheese and any other add ins, mix well, set aside in the fridge covered for at least 30 minutes and up to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 180C
- Prepare dish: Grease a 6 cup oven proof dish and pour in the bread mixture and sprinkle with remaining cheese (use more if you like)
- Bake for 25 minutes turn and cook a further 20-25 minutes, cover loosely with foil if its browning too much. Cook until puffed and the custard is cooked.
Notes
Any types of bread are suitable, French stick, Ciabatta, Sliced bread, Bread rolls, Vienna loaf, Pana de casa loaf.
Add any of the following add ins: Cooked sliced mushrooms, Cooked sliced Chorizo, Sun dried tomatoes, Roasted Capsicums, Crumbled fetta, Lightly cooked spinach leaves etc with the bacon or instead of.
Perfect served with a salad.