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Boxing day brunch cake

Name: Boxing day brunch cake
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 8 Large eggs (Main); 1 ½ cups Milk; 2 tsp Thyme leaves; 2 cloves Garlic, crushed; 2 cups leftover cooked vegetables, e.g. kumara, chopped beans, peas; 2 cups French bread, cubes (hard crusts removed); 250 g Ham, diced; 1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded

for 6 people

Jan Bilton

Food writer and cookbook author.

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A tasty recipe for using the leftover festive ham. To make ahead, prepare up until the baking stage. Cover with foil and refrigerate for up to 4 hours.

Ingredients

8	Large eggs (Main)
1 ½ cups	Milk
2 tsp	Thyme leaves
2 cloves	Garlic, crushed
2 cups	leftover cooked vegetables, e.g. kumara, chopped beans, peas
2 cups	French bread, cubes (hard crusts removed)
250 g	Ham, diced
1 cup	Cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Whisk together the eggs, milk, thyme, garlic and black pepper (to taste) in a large bowl.
Butter a 28cm x 21cm baking dish. Place the vegetables evenly over the base then cover with the bread cubes, ham and cheese. Pour the egg mixture over the top.
Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden on top and just set.
Can be garnished with fresh thyme sprigs.