Savory Breakfast Bread Pudding | The Nosher

Ingredients

• 4 cups leftover bread, preferably challah
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 Tbsp butter
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 2 ounces goat cheese

Instructions

1. Cut or break bread into chunks. Grease a 9x9 square pan and place bread into pan.
2. Heat olive oil and butter in saute pan over medium heat. Add fresh thyme to pan. Saute mushrooms for 3-4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, heavy cream and eggs. Add goat cheese. It’s ok if the goat cheese remains in small chunks. Add mushrooms to milk mixture, but remove the fresh thyme.
4. Pour milk mixture over leftover bread chunks and let sit for 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
5. Bake bread pudding for 35-45 minutes. Serve warm or room temperature. Can be served next day.