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red shoe girl
i am sooooo spacey that i forgot to send you the bread pudding recipe so here it is.
Ingredients-
10 ozs of bittersweet chocolate chopped (the higher the quality the better)
1 1/2 cups of whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
3 large eggs
3 large egg yolks
1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar (i generally use less)
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
1 pound loaf of challah or egg bread crust removed cut into one inch cubes (i generally just rip up the bread but i am lazy)
Caramel sauce (this can be made or you can pre purchase)
port
butter an 8 x 11 glass or ceramic baking dish
melt chocolate by whatever method you prefer (double broiler-microwave etc..)
2. In miedium saucepan bring milk and cream to a simmer over moderately high heat. In a large bowl whisk the ggs and yolks with 1/2 cup of sugar the vanilla and the salt.
3. whisk hot milk mixture into egg mixture slowly-be careful that milk is not too hot or it will cook the eggs-whisk in melted chocolate
4. spread the bread cubes in the prepared baking dish pour chocolate custard over bread. press bread into custard to make certain it is thoroughly soaked and let stand for 20 minutes.
5. preheat oven to 325. sprinkle remaining sugar over the pudding. in the past i have taken pureed chestnut and added to the mixture but this is just my addition because i love chestnut puree.
6. set baking dish in a roasting pan filled halfway with hot water and cook in oven for 50 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
7. remove dish from water and let stand for 20 minutes serve warm or at room temp with caramel sauce and whipped cream.
for the caramel sauce I add the port you can also add bourban which gives a fabulous flavor.
no hand mixer is needed here you can easily use a whisk.
Re: red shoe girl
*stealing this*
Joseph LOVES bread pudding...I am gonna have to make this for him!
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Thanks Debbie!
Lori, if you make it before I do, let me know how it is! This recipe sounds SO good, and I'm such a sucker for bread pudding - I even like bad bread pudding lol. Well actually I take that back - there was one time that I had it that I didn't like it. But that was the time when my Nana decided to make it with rye bread (rye! of all things to use in bread pudding!) and then added waaaay too much salt. She was SO offended that I didn't like it that I had to choke it down (after smothering it in maple syrup, which was the only thing in the house that would semi-cover the flavor), but it was truly awful...
i usually don't like bread pudding but this one is sooooo yummy-very rich though-and port caramel sauce may be my new favorite thing-am such a sucker for caramel sauce.
happy cooking-
by the way i made a morrocan spiced squash and chickpea stew that i served over quinoa last nite that was delish-let me know and i can direct you to that recipe as well-super healthy too