otah bread casserole

This is an easy recipe for you to make use of your leftover bread. You can use any plain bread that you have although I prefer to use french loaf or crusty bread.

The main ingredient in this casserole is Muar otah-otah. My family buys frozen Muar otah in bulk whenever we visit our relatives in Muar, Malaysia.

Although there are many stalls in Muar (and other parts of Malaysia as well as in Singapore, actually) claiming to sell the "famous Muar otah", regular consumers of Muar otah would be able to tell a good Muar otah from a not-so-good one.

INGREDIENTS

2 pieces of frozen Muar otah

2 cups low fat milk

4 eggs

3/4 cup Bisquick pancake and baking mix

1/4 cup butter (softened)

dried parsley leaves

freshly grated black peppercorn

1 cup broccoli flowers (roughly chopped)

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

2 cups of plain bread (cubed)

METHOD

1. Microwave the frozen Muar otah in a covered dish for 2 minutes. Mix it up with a fork. Set aside.

2. Preheat the convection oven to 180 degrees celsius.

3. Lightly grease a 10" round casserole dish.

4. Mix the milk, eggs, baking mix and butter in a large bowl using a hand whisk.

5. Add the Muar otah, parsley flakes and freshly grated black peppercorn and whisk well.

6. Add the broccoli flowers, shredded cheddar cheese and bread cubes and stir well. The batter will be lumpy.

7. Pour onto the prepared casserole dish and bake for 50 minutes.