Savory Bread Pudding

no gluten, no dairy……

Yield At least 6 servings

Time 1 hour

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter, plus more for greasing the pan
• 6 cups Ezekiel Bread, the one in the orange wrapper.  diced very small
• 2 cups almond milk
• Salt and fresh black pepper
• 2 ounces Rice Parmesan
• 1/2 cup rice sour cream
• 1 cup sliced shiitake mushroom caps
• 1 T. thyme
• 1 T.

Method

• 1. 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.
• 2. Remove plate, and stir in mushrooms. Bake until pudding is just set, 35 to 45 minutes.