Ohhh Chocolate Bread Pudding

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs brioche bread (you can substitute challah if you can't find brioche)
• 1 lb melted unsalted butter (but have up to 1/2 lb. more on you just in case you run out during the dipping)
• 1 cup milk
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 10 egg yolks
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup belgian chocolate, semi-sweet, good quality (you can also use bittersweet chocolate if that is your preference)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450.
• 2 slice crusts off brioche. cut into 3/4 inches slices. dip slices into melted butter and place on baking rack. place rack on top of a baking sheet (to catch drips) and toast for 5-10 min, watching closely to make sure they don't burn.
• 3 arrange toasted slices in a 9x13 pan.
• 4 in a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks and sugar.
• 5 melt chocolate in a bowl that has been placed in a wide skillet of barely simmering water.
• 6 put milk and cream in a saucepan and scald (i.e., bring it nearly to a boil but don't let it boil, and stir actively to keep the milk skin from forming).
• 7 when the milk has been scalded, whisk gradually into the egg mixture. then whisk in melted chocolate and vanilla.
• 8 pour mixture over brioche. cover with plastic wrap and weigh down (i place books on top of the plastic wrap). let sit for an hour.
• 9 preheat oven to 325. take plastic wrap off and replace with foil. puncture foil with a fork. place pan inside a larger pan filled with boiling water and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until liquid is absorbed and the bread looks a bit shiny.
• 10 serve with creme anglaise drizzled on top.