Chocolate Bread Pudding

Name: Chocolate Bread Pudding
Prep time: 1 d 1 h
Cook time: 1 d 1 h
Total time: 1 d 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 inches day-old baguette, cut into 1/3-inch slices, then slices halved crosswise (4 cups); 283 grams fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped; 6 larges eggs; 710 milliliters half-and-half; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, cut into bits; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 8 servings Accompaniment: unsweetened whipped cream

Chocolate Bread Pudding might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 471 calories, 10g of protein, and 31g of fat. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up accompaniment: whipped cream, sugar, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 25 hours.

Instructions

Generously butter a 2 1/2- to 3-quart soufflé dish. Put bread in dish.

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Butter

Bread

Heat half-and-half, sugar, and salt in a 2-quart saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved and mixture is hot but not boiling.

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Sugar

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and add chocolate, then let stand 2 minutes.

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Chocolate

Whisk until smooth. Lightly beat eggs together in a large bowl and slowly add chocolate mixture, whisking until combined. Stir in vanilla.

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Chocolate

Vanilla

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Pour mixture over bread and let soak at room temperature, pressing bread down occasionally, 1 hour.

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Bread

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F.

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Oven

Dot top of pudding with butter bits.

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Butter

Bake in a hot water bath until edge is set but center still trembles slightly, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cool pudding to warm in dish on a rack. (Pudding will continue to set as it cools.)

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Water