Savory Bread Pudding

• 2 tablespoons butter or olive oil, plus more for greasing the pan
• 6 cups dense white bread, cut or torn into 1-inch chunks
• 2 cups milk
• 4 eggs
• Salt and fresh black pepper
• 2 ounces grated Parmesan
• 4 ounces freshly grated semisoft cheese, like Emmenthal
• 1 cup sliced shiitake mushroom caps

1. Butter or oil an 8-inch souffle or baking dish, and put bread in it.
2. Combine everything but shiitakes, and pour over bread.
3. Submerge bread with a weighted plate, and turn oven to 350 degrees.
4. Heat 2 tablespoons butter or oil in a saute pan, add shiitakes and saute until tender, about 10 minutes.
5. Remove plate, and stir in mushrooms.
6. Bake until pudding is just set, 35 to 45 minutes.

butter, dense white bread, milk, eggs, salt, parmesan, semisoft cheese, shiitake mushroom

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/246 (may not work)