Savory Bread Pudding

Name: Savory Bread Pudding
Ingredients: 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)

12 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

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)

Directions

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.