Comments on Mat Follas - The Wild Garlic blog: Savoury bread and butter pudding using tomato and chilli

When I was a child my mum used to make baked bean ...

2009-08-25T11:46:55.224+01:00

When I was a child my mum used to make baked bean pie for us most Saturdays ,- this was your basic savoury bread and butter pud but with layers of beans and grated cheese- a really filling meal for us seven children growing up in post war rations time! I have made it for my children (sometimes adding extra ingredients to give it a little sophistication) and they all loved it too. Now when the family get together we have a nostalgic baked bean pie meal and it takes us straight back to the 50s/60s.
Visited the restaurant on Saturday Matt, we all had an excellent meal, very refreshing for the veggie in the party to actually have something a little bit special and not the usual canelloni/lasagne, but lucky I loved it as it was the only main I could have from the menu.

Mat, Tried this using oven roasted cherry toms and...

2009-07-29T09:46:37.770+01:00

Mat, Tried this using oven roasted cherry toms and no onions (cos I forgot to add them!) Apart from the consistency (a little too soft) It was really good. Next time I will use a shallower tray and put a little more bread in the dish (an a little more stale!) Will experiment next week. Served with sugar peas.

Thanks for comment, given the idea came from a boo...

2009-07-26T19:16:40.402+01:00

Thanks for comment, given the idea came from a book you recommended it doesn't surprise me you already make this ! It wasn't too cheffy ... a little pea puree zigzag and some wild salad ...

We've been making savoury bread and butter pud...

2009-07-26T14:14:20.566+01:00

We've been making savoury bread and butter puddings at home for years...so delicious and hearty! It's also delicous with caramelised onions (but not red onions because the dairy makes them go blue...!).

Have you got any photos? Did you make it 'cheffy' or serve it home-style?