Preparation

1. 1. If using fresh sausage, remove casings. If
2. using precooked sausage, cut into ¼-inch
3. slices; reserve.
4. 2. Put the oil into the cooking pot of the
5. Cuisinart® Multicooker. Select Sauté/Brown.
6. Set the temperature to High, set the time for
7. 10 minutes, and press Start.
8. 3. Once the unit is preheated and the oil is
9. hot, add the sausage. Cook until browned,
10. breaking up fresh sausage, if using. Remove
11. and reserve cooked sausage.
12. 4. Add the shallot and garlic and cook until
13. softened, about 30 seconds. Press Stop.
14. 5. Put the eggs, milk, cream, salt, paprika,
15. and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Whisk to
16. completely combine.
17. 6. Add the bread pieces to the large bowl and
18. stir to completely coat – press down the
19. bread so each piece is fully submerged. Stir
20. in the browned sausage, shallot, garlic, and
21. shredded cheese. Cover the bowl with plastic
22. wrap and refrigerate for a minimum of 3
23. hours, or up to overnight.
24. 7. Thirty minutes prior to cooking bread
25. pudding, remove from the refrigerator and
26. allow to rest at room temperature.
27. 8. Lightly coat a 2-quart ceramic baking dish,
28. no larger than 7 inches in diameter, with
29. nonstick cooking spray. Transfer the soaked
30. bread mixture to the baking dish. Cover with
31. aluminum foil that has also been coated with
32. nonstick cooking spray.
33. 9. Put the rack into the cooking pot of the
34. Cuisinart® Multicooker with 2 cups of water.
35. Cut a piece of aluminum foil that is about 24
36. inches long. Fold in half lengthwise, then fold
37. in half again two more times to create a strip
38. about 24 inches in length and 2 inches wide
39. to make a cradle.
40. 10. Put the filled baking dish in the center of the
41. foil strip and then carefully lift and transfer to
42. the rack in the cooking pot.
43. 11. Secure the lid and select Custom. Set the
44. pressure to Low, the time for 45 minutes, and
45. press Start.
46. 12. When the tone sounds, press the Steam
47. Release button to quickly release pressure.
48. 13. Once pressure is completely released,
49. open lid and, using potholders, lift the foil
50. cradle and casserole out of the cooking pot.
51. Serve immediately.