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Artichoke Bread Pudding

Name: Artichoke Bread Pudding
Total time: 1 h 53 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 85 g unsalted butter, half for the béchamel, half for the onions; 3 tbsp all-purpose flour; 720 ml milk, warmed; ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg; salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 16 large artichoke hearts, fresh, trimmed, or thawed frozen; 60 ml extra-virgin Greek olive oil; 2 large red onions, very finely chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 15 g unsalted butter, for the baking dish; 680 g country bread, crusts removed, cut into 1.5 cm slices; 150 g graviera or other mild, yellow sheep's-milk cheese, grated; 1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped

Layers of country bread, artichoke hearts, soft red onion and graviera under a nutmeg-scented béchamel, baked until golden and set. A rich, savoury Tinos-style tavern dish.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on1 h 5 min
Total1 h 53 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Béchamel

85 gunsalted butter, half for the béchamel, half for the onions
3 tbspall-purpose flour
720 mlmilk, warmed
½ tspfreshly grated nutmeg
to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper

Filling

16large artichoke hearts, fresh, trimmed, or thawed frozen
60 mlextra-virgin Greek olive oil
2large red onions, very finely chopped
3 clovesgarlic, minced

Assembly

15 gunsalted butter, for the baking dish
680 gcountry bread, crusts removed, cut into 1.5 cm slices
150 ggraviera or other mild, yellow sheep's-milk cheese, grated
1 tbspfresh thyme, chopped

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
Wheat
Olive
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Artichoke
Thyme
Black and white pepper
Nutmeg
Yeast
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop

Season

Spring

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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