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This is a yummy dish, very cheap to make and can be adapted from this basic recipe to include other ingredients such as bacon, sausage, chorizo etc. Any leftover crusty bread is perfect for this.

Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

1 oz butter, plus a little extra for greasing
7 oz stale crusty bread, torn into chunks
2 large leeks, finely sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed or finely chopped
4 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
4 eggs
4 fl oz milk or single cream
4 oz strong cheddar cheese, grated

METHOD:

Heat oven to 200C/400F and grease a baking dish. Fill with the torn bread.

Heat the butter in a pan until it starts to foam, then add the leeks and garlic, stirring over a medium heat for approx 5 minutes until soft.

Spoon softened leek mixture over the bread and top with cherry tomatoes.

Beat the eggs, cream and most of the cheese together, season with salt and pepper to taste.

Pour over the bread and bake for 20 minutes until set and golden.

Sprinkle over a little more cheese and serve.