Savoury Bread and Butter pudding
2 hours | Serves - 4-6
You will be surprised at how delicious this is and it is a great way to use up a variety of leftovers. This recipe is brought to you by Little Portland Street Cookery School
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Make sure your leftover ingredients are chopped up in small cubes for the best result.
6 slices of leftover bread
500ml whole milk
75g softened butter
Any leftover cheese, sausage, cold meat, salami, fish, cooked vegetables, herbs
5 eggs
salt and pepper to season
an onion chopped and fried until golden in olive oil or leeks or spring onions fried
chopped herbs of choice
• Butter the bread and place into a baking dish that will hold about 750ml of liquid. We use one that is 26cm x 20cm x 5cm
• Sprinkle over a choice of cubed/cut up leftovers of choice.
• We always add an onion, chopped and fried until golden brown, for extra flavour.
• Beat the eggs lightly and season with salt and pepper.
• While whisking, slowly pour the cold milk over the beaten eggs until all the milk has been beaten in to form a smooth cold mixture.
• Strain this mixture into a large jug. Straining help ensure a smooth custard with no bits in it.
• Pour this mixture over the buttered bread and choice of leftover ingredients.
• Allow the dish to stand for at least an hour (better in the fridge) during which time the bread will absorb some of the egg and milk mixture.
• When ready to cook, place it in a bain marie in the oven at 150ºC/300ºF for 45 minutes or test it to check that a knife inserted into the pudding comes out clean.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.