Name: Tomato and basil bread and butter pie
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil; 2 medium brown onions, thinly sliced; 3 410g cans chopped tomatoes with basil and garlic; 2 teaspoon caster sugar; 1/3 cup chopped basil; 8 1 cm slices sourdough bread; 30 gram butter, at room temperature; 1/2 cup shredded parmesan

Tomato and basil bread and butter pie

Serves 8

Prep

25M

Cook

50M

Total

1H 15M

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil

2 medium brown onions, thinly sliced

3 410g cans chopped tomatoes with basil and garlic

2 teaspoon caster sugar

1/3 cup chopped basil

8 1 cm slices sourdough bread

30 gram butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup shredded parmesan

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Lightly grease a 20cm square ovenproof dish. Heat oil in a large frying pan over moderate heat. Cook and stir onion for 8-10 minutes or until very soft.

2.Add tomato; cook and stir for 10 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly. Stir in sugar and basil. Season with salt and pepper.

3.Spoon mixture into prepared dish. Spread one side of bread with butter. Place bread in dish, buttered-side up, overlapping slices. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly and golden.

Use regular white crusty bread. Replace basil with parsley. Basil can bruise easily – chop just before using. Use any leftover basil in soups, casseroles and dips.
Note

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