Ingredients
2 cups day-old bread cubed
1 crisp apple peeled and cubed
3 slices bacon
½ cup gruyere or white cheddar cheese
1 cup half and half
1 cup milk
1 large egg beaten
½ tsp thyme
salt
pepper
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375 C.
Cook bacon on medium heat until just crisp. Remove from pan and cool on paper towel. Drain fat from pan and cook apples on medium heat in same pan until slightly softened. Set aside to cool
Mix together egg, half and half, milk, thyme, salt, pepper and mix thoroughly in a medium bowl. Add bread to bowl and mix thoroughly and allow bread to soak liquid
Roughly chop bacon. Add bacon, grated cheese (reserve small amount for topping) and apples to bread mixture. After mixing, divide evenly between two ramekins. Top with reserved cheese.
Put ramekins on baking tray and put in oven for 25 min. Pudding is done when topping is golden and mixture is slightly set.
