Savoury Bread And Butter Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 -8 slices bread, with the crusts removed
• 1 1/2 ounces soft butter (approx)
• 1 clove crushed garlic
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 3 ounces grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 eggs
• 300 ml milk
• salt and pepper
• some chopped parsley, for serving

Recipe

• 1 use a little of the butter to fry the onion, paprika and the garlic until they are soft.
• 2 use the rest of the butter to spread on the bread and grease an ovenproof dish.
• 3 cut each slice of bread into triangles and arrange 6 slices, butter side up, in the dish.
• 4 sprinkle over half the onion-garlic mix and half the cheese.
• 5 arrange the remaining slices on top, this time with the butter side facing down, and top this with the rest of the onion-garlic and the cheese in a jug mix together the yolk, eggs, milk and seasoning.
• 6 pour the egg-mixture over the bread.
• 7 cover and leave for 30 minutes minimal, maximal 2 hours.
• 8 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 9 uncover the pudding; bake for 40 to 45 minutes until brown and the custard has set.
• 10 serve with the parsley sprinkled over.