leek bread pudding
I feel like I have been sitting on this leek bread pudding recipe , though it has technically only been six months — the New York Times ran this recipe from Thomas Keller’s last October, when [updated: ahem, I had ] leeks were decidedly out of season and apparently, I’m really becoming someone who really digs her heels in about these sorts of things. I imagine how much better something will taste in season, how much better it will look, how much more excited I’ll be when I “score” the thing I’ve been longing six months for and say “aargh, fine! I’ll wait.” And wait I did. (Jacob, too, was patient but mostly because he was back then.)
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Swiss Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 108 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Chives | 1 tbsp (3g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Brioche | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 cup leeks in 1/2-inch thick slices, white and light green parts only, cleaned and rinsed
- Kosher or coarse salt
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) unsalted butter
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 6 cups 1-inch-cubed crustless brioche or Pullman loaf (I used a little less than one loaf)
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped chives (I forgot to buy these; it made me sad)
- 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 3 cups whole milk, heavy cream or half-and-half or a combination thereof
- Freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 cup shredded Comté, Emmanthaler or Swiss cheese