Soda Bread and Butter Pudding with Cheese and Herbs

Name: Soda Bread and Butter Pudding with Cheese and Herbs
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 8 eggs; 100 ml milk; 12 slices of wheaten bread (brown soda bread) – 330 g approx.; 12 slices of wheaten bread (brown soda bread) – 330 g approx.; 50 g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing; 100 g mature Cheddar cheese, grated; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh chives; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Ballymaloe Bread Book

By Darina Allen

Published 2023

About

A delicious way to use up a few slices of stale soda bread. Vary the fresh herbs as you please.

Ingredients

50 g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
12 slices of wheaten bread (brown soda bread) –

Europe
Ireland
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Butter the slices of soda bread. Arrange half the bread side by side in a generously buttered 1.2-litre baking dish, butter side up, allowing a little space between each slice. Sprinkle with half of the chopped herbs and half of the grated cheese.

Whisk the eggs with the milk. Season well with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Carefully pour half the egg mixture into the dish, m