Choc Orange Bread & Butter Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 loaf brioche bread
• 3 ounces dark chocolate, good quality, at least 70% cocoa solids
• 1 ounce raisins
• 2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur
• 2 ounces unsalted butter (optional)
• 1 1/2 ounces marmalade
• 2 1/8 cups milk
• 2 1/8 cups heavy cream
• 4 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 orange, juice

Recipe

• 1 soak the raisins in the liquor for 1 hour, reserving the liquor for the custard mix. thinly slice loaf and butter ( this is optional, i don't always butter bread if using brioche, keeps calories down!).
• 2 layer brioche in an oven dish scattering in the raisins and pieces of chocolate in between layers.
• 3 make the custard by gently heating the milk and cream, add the reserved liquor and orange juice, add to the yolks and sugar whisking as you go.
• 4 pour over brioche and transfer onto a baking tray, fill with boiling water 2/3rds up and place in a pre-heated oven set at 300f for 35-40 minutes after 20 mins brush on warmed marmalade and return to the oven to finish cooking.
• 5 if required you can finish under a hot broiler to caramelize marmalade. serve with heavy cream.