35g Brioche
50g sour dough
3 egg yolks
135g double cream
100g whole milk
1 vanilla pod
30g sugar
(1) In a bowl add egg yolks and sugar, whisk together until fully incorporated
(2) In a pan add double cream, milk and vanilla pod (scrap out the seeds into the milk / cream mixture) and bring to the boil
(3) Once boiling remove the vanilla pod and pour cream, milk and vanilla seeds onto the egg, sugar mixture whilst continuously mixing, set aside custard
(4) Cut brioche and sour dough into small circles
(5) Tightly pack a layer of sour dough into the base of a small individual cooking dish and completely submerge in custard and allow bread to completely absorb the custard
(6) Tightly pack a layer of brioche on top of the sour dough and completely submerge the brioche in custard, repeat this process alternating the layers between sour dough and brioche until cooking dish is completely full
(7) Sprinkle some sugar on top
(8) Place on to a deep oven tray and add water until cooking dish is 50% submerged in water (bain marie)
(9) Place in oven at 140 oC and bake for 40 mins
(10) Serve and enjoy!