Soak the bread in the milk. Squeeze out the milk and put aside.
In a frying pan melt the butter, and fry the onions. Add the mince meat and brown the meat. Season with salt and pepper.
Mix the rest of the ingredients together, except one egg.
Add the wet bread and the apricot mixture to the mince. Cook for 10 minutes.
Set aside to cool.
Mix the rice into the mince mixture.
Using a ice cream scoop, make balls
Place the balls into a greased oven dish.
Pour over the milk and egg mixture and bake for 1 hour.
Mix the egg with the milk. Pour over the bobotie.
Bake for 1 hour at 150 degrees.