Plant-Based Recipe

Savory Bread Pudding

Ayindè Howell's Savory Bread Pudding

Photo Credit: Ayindè Howell

Plant-Based Recipe

Savory Bread Pudding

Photo Credit: Ayindè Howell

Servings

4 to 6

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

35 minutes, plus 30 minutes to set

Cozy up with lifelong vegan Ayindé Howell’s hearty and delicious savory bread pudding. Follow along as he prepares the dish and shares some helpful tips during our 2020 Celebration for the Turkeys. Watch the event now.

Ingredients

4 tablespoons vegan butter
1/2 cup onion diced
2 cups shiitake mushrooms, rough chop
4 cups hemp milk (unsweetened/unflavored)
4 tablespoons egg replacer powder (Chef Ayindè recommends Ener-G brand)
4 tablespoons garbanzo bean flour
4 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons fresh sage
1 1/2 cup vegan parmesan (Chef Ayindè recommends Violife brand)
1 cup vegan feta (Chef Ayindè recommends Violife brand)
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
2 tablespoons capers
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder (for color)
Salt to taste
4 cups day old bread torn apart into chunks.
2 tablespoons green onions, thinly sliced for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large sauce pot over medium high heat, melt butter, add onions and 1/4 cup mushrooms, sauté until onions become translucent. Meanwhile add 1 cup of hemp milk and the egg replacer in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth, set aside.

  2. Reduce heat to medium low, add garbanzo bean flour, brown flour for approximately 1 to 2 minutes. Add garlic and sage, continue to sauté approximately 1 to 2 more minutes.

  3. Slowly add milk/egg mixture to sauce pot whisking as you go. Slowly add remaining hemp milk. Add cheeses and continue to cook on medium low, stirring often, until cheese is melted. Add the nutritional yeast, turmeric, capers and salt to taste. Remove from heat.

  4. Heat a medium sauté pan over medium high heat and add remaining mushrooms and onions in approximately 1 tablespoon of butter and saute until golden brown. Place bread in your baking dish.

  5. Add sautéed mushrooms to the baking dish, then pour sauce over the bread. Mix well so that the mushrooms and sauce disperse well throughout the dish. Bake at 350°F for approximately 35 minutes. Once done, allow to set for approximately 30 minutes. Garnish with fresh sage and/or green onions if desired.

Ayindè Howell's Savory Bread Pudding

Photo Credit: Ayindè Howell

Farm Sanctuary would like to thank Ayindè Howell for his contribution. You can find Ayindè at ieatgrass.com and on Instagram @ayinde.

For more vegan Thanksgiving resources, visit adoptaturkey.org!