Savory Bread Pudding
- 3 cups diced bread
- 4 large eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 4 ounces chevre, finely crumbled
- 3 ounces prosciutto, diced
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 2 shallot, minced
- 4 crimini mushrooms, sliced
- Cracked pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup shredded gruyere or parmesan (optional)
- Toast bread cubes in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes or so, stirring halfway through. Leave oven on at 350.
- In a bowl, mix together eggs, milk, and cream until thoroughly blended.
- In a 9x9 square baking pan, toss together bread cubes, prosciutto, shallot, mushrooms, thyme, and pepper.
- Gently stir in chevre.
- Pour egg mixture over bread cubes.
- If desired, garnish with a shredded cheese such as parmesan or gruyere, for a golden crust.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted into center reads above 145 degrees.
bread, eggs, egg yolk, heavy cream, milk, chevre, thyme, shallot, crimini mushrooms, pepper, shredded gruyere
Taken from food52.com/recipes/580-savory-bread-pudding (may not work)