Chocolate bread pudding with spiced cream

 
                 Chocolate Bread Pudding With Spiced Cream
 
 Recipe By     : Emeril Lagasse
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Posted To Recipelu
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1      teaspoon      unsalted butter
    4      large         eggs
    1      cup           firmly packed light brown sugar
      1/2  teaspoon      ground cinnamon
      1/8  teaspoon      freshly grated nutmeg
    1      teaspoon      pure vanilla extract
    1      cup           semisweet chocolate chips -- melted
      1/4  cup           grand marnier or other orange-flavored
                         -- liqueur
    2      cups          half-and-half
    8      slices        day-old white bread -- crusts removed and
                         -- cut into 1/2-inch
    1      cubes         -- (about 4 cups)
    2      cups          semisweet chocolate chips
                         spiced cream -- see recipe
 
 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
 
 2. Grease a 6-cup (9 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 3/4-inch) loaf pan with butter.
 
 3. Whisk the eggs, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, melted chocolate and Grand
  Marnier together in a large mixing bowl until very smooth. Add the half-and-ha
 lf and mix well. Add the bread and let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, stirring
  occasionally.
 
 4. Pour half of the mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the top with the un
 melted chocolate chips. Pour the remaining bread mixture over the chocolate chi
 ps. Bake until the pudding is set in the center, about 55 minutes. Let cool for
  5 minutes.
 
 5. To serve, cut the pudding into 1-inch-thick slices. Top with the spiced crea
 m.
 
 Yield: 8-10 servings
 
 Busted by Barb on 2/20/98
 
 Posted to RecipeLu List by "abprice@wf.net"  on Mar 22, 1998.
 
 
 
 
 
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