8 slices stale bread 3 oz softened butter 5 oz cheddar cheese, grated 4 eggs 1 cup chicken stock 1/2 cup cream freshly ground pepper 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Remove crusts from bread, butter each slice one side only. Sprinkle 2/3 of the grated cheese onto four slices, sandwich with remaining bread. Cut cheese sandwiches in 1/2 diagonally. 2. Greese a shallow ovenproof dish with remaining butter. Arrange cheese sandwiches over base of dish. 3. Beat eggs, stock, and cream, pour egg mixture over sandwiches making sure each one is moistened. Allow to stand 30 minutes. 4. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top, season with ground black pepper. Bake until pudding is set. (Taken from Confident Cooking's Step by Step Irish Cooking)
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