Joël Legendre’s Cheese and Mushroom Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• • 6 eggs
  • 2 cups (500 ml) soymilk
  • 2 cups (500 ml) 35% cream
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) grated Jalsberg cheese
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) finely chopped chives
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) Espelette pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) onion salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) butter
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil
  • 4 baskets white button mushrooms (or mixture of your choice)
  • 10 cups (2.5 litres) day-old bread, coarsely chopped
  • Salt and pepper