1 ts Unsalted butter
4 lg Eggs
1 c Firmly packed light brown
-sugar
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/8 ts Freshly grated nutmeg
1 ts Pure vanilla extract
1 c Semisweet chocolate chips;
-melted
1/4 c Grand Marnier or other
-orange-flavored liqueur
2 c Half-and-half
8 sl Day-old white bread; crusts
-removed and cut into
-1/2-inch cubes (about 4
-cups)
2 c 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-half 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 unmelted chocolate chips. Pour the remaining bread mixture over the
chocolate chips. 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
cream.
Yield: 8-10 servings
Busted by Barb on 2/20/98
Yields
1 Servings