Best My Savory Autumn Bread Pudding Recipes

SAVORY BREAD PUDDING

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I love bread pudding, but in New Orleans they do savory ones to accompany meat-centric dishes. Not the lightest of fare, but the mushroom duxelles makes the day.

Provided by Food Network

Categories side-dish

Time 45m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing the pan
4 large eggs
1 cup heavy cream
3 ounces cognac
Sea salt and cracked black pepper
1 sourdough batard, such as Acme bakery loaf, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
12 ounces fresh king trumpet mushrooms
3 shallots, peeled and halved
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 spring onion, peeled and sliced thinly

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 3-quart casserole dish with butter.
Whisk the eggs, heavy cream, cognac and some salt and pepper in a large bowl. Place the bread slices into the egg-cream mixture and let sit for 5 minutes.
Cut the mushrooms into large dice and add to food processor along with the shallots and process until finely, finely chopped. Put a large cast-iron pan over medium-high heat and add 4 tablespoons of the butter. Once the pan is heated, add the mushroom/shallot mixture and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.
Turn the heat under a medium cast-iron pan to medium-high and add the oil. Once heated, add the sliced spring onion and sear until browned on both sides, about 5 minutes total.
To assemble, first put a third of the bread in the prepared casserole dish, then half of the mushroom duxelles, half of the seared onion and another third of the bread. Press down and top with the remaining mushroom duxelles and onions. Top with the remaining bread and dot with the remaining 4 tablespoons butter. Put into the oven and bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

SAVORY BREAD PUDDING

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Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories side dish

Time 1h

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

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

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 351, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 19 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 19 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 452 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams