Bread pudding is a great way to use up bread that’s a little past its prime. With a sweet cheese, it would be a great dessert. Using savory Gruyère and some chicken broth makes it practically a complete meal in itself!
15 minutes
45 minutes
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INGREDIENTS AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AT CULTURES FOR HEALTH
Fresh Cheese Making Kit
Fresh Cheese Making Kit
$45.99
Our most comprehensive choice, the Fresh Cheese Kit contains two starter cultures and supplies to make five different varieties of soft cheese - feta, cottage cheese, cream cheese, fromage blanc, and traditional quark. Kit contains a Mesophilic Cheese Culture, a Fresh Cheese Culture, calcium chloride, vegetable rennet, cheese salt, butter muslin, a thermometer, and an instruction and recipe booklet.
Packaging and Equipment in the kit may appear different than pictured.
Buttermilk Starter
Buttermilk Starter
$17.99
This heirloom culture makes batch after batch of traditional cultured buttermilk right on your countertop, easy as pouring milk in a jar. Bake with your buttermilk or add it to cream to make cultured butter.
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 Tbsp. cultured butter
- 3 small onions, sliced
- 2/3 cup green onions, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 12 cups day-old whole wheat bread, cubed
- 3 cups Gruyère, shredded
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 cups cream
- 1/2 cup chopped chives
- Salt and pepper
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Melt butter in a cast-iron skillet over low heat. Sauté onions and garlic in butter just until soft. Turn off the heat.
- In a large bowl, combine Gruyère, bread cubes, green onions, and sliced onions.
- In another large bowl, whisk together the eggs, chicken broth, and cream. Add the salt and pepper. Pour this mixture over the bread mixture. Let them sit together for 10 minutes to allow the bread to soak up the liquid.
- Butter a 13x9-inch glass or dark nonstick pan. Pour the egg and bread mixture into the buttered pan and cover it with foil. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes. After that, remove the foil and bake another 10 to 15 minutes to allow the top of the dish to get browned and toasty. Remove from oven and sprinkle on the chives. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.
