Savory Bread Pudding

• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons clarified butter
• 1 tablespoon sweet sherry
• 1 roll French bread, cut into 1-inch slices
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard (grainy)
• 12 teaspoon finely chopped thyme
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups grated smoked gouda cheese (or your favorite cheese will do)

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Saute onions, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt in the clarified butter over medium high heat.
3. I like to burn the onions just barely.
4. Cook until at least golden brown.
5. Toss in sherry and scrape any caramelized onion off the bottom of the pan.
6. Set aside.
7. Spread bread pieces evenly on baking sheet.
8. Place in oven for about 7 minutes (or until they are getting crispy but not brown).
9. Then set aside to cool.
10. Whisk together the eggs, cream, mustard, thyme, remaining 2 teaspoons salt and pepper.
11. Soak bread in the egg mixture for 5 minutes (I do this in a huge ziplock bag).
12. In a casserole dish, layer bread, onions then cheese.
13. Pour remaining egg mixture over the top.
14. Bake for 35 minutes or until eggs are set.
15. I like a really firm middle, so I usually end up going 40 mins, but my oven does not cook as fast as some.

onion, sugar, salt, butter, sweet sherry, roll, eggs, heavy cream, stone ground mustard, thyme, black pepper, gouda cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/savory-bread-pudding-338258 (may not work)