Authentic Bobotie Recipe South Africa, Africa

Name: Bobotie
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 slice homemade-type white bread, 1 inch thick, broken into small bite-sized pieces; 1 cup (240 ml) milk; 2 tbsp butter; 2 lbs (1 kg) coarsely ground lean lamb; 1 ½ cups (180g) finely chopped onions; 2 tbsp curry powder, preferably Madras type; 1 tbsp light-brown sugar; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper; ¼ cup (60 ml) strained fresh lemon juice; 3 eggs; 1 medium-sized tart cooking apple, peeled, cored and finely grated; ½ cup (80g) seedless raisins; ¼ cup (30g) blanched almonds, coarsely chopped; 4 small fresh lemon or orange leaves, or substitute 4 small bay leaves