Chocolate Bread Pudding
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 cups milk
- 1 whole vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise, seeds scraped
- 3 cinnnamon sticks (optional)
- 1 loaf brioche bread (about 1 lb, or you may substitute white bread)
- 12 ounces valrhona bittersweet chocolate or 12 ounces other bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped plus 1/4 cup shavings for garinsh
- 8 large egg yolks
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 (8 ounce) container creme fraiche
directions
- Heat the oven to 325°F Place the cream, milk, vanilla seeds and pod, and cinnamon sticks, if using, in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Cover with plastic wrap, and let sit for 30 minutes to infuse flavors.
- Cut the brioche into 1/4-inch thick slicesd. Cut slices into quarters, setting aside the rounded top pieces. Fill a 9x12-inch gratin dish or a deep oval roasting dish with the quartered pieces.
- Return the milk mixrure to a boil, remove from heat, and discard vanilla pod and cinnamon sticks. Add chocolate, and whisk until smooth. Combine egg yolks and sugar in a large bowl, and whisk to combine. Pour chocolate mixture very slowly into egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly, until fully combined.
- Slowly pour half the chocolate custard over bread, making sure all the bread is soaked. Arrange the reserved bread on top in a decorative pattern, and press firmly so bottom layer of bread absorbs chocolate mixture. Spoon remaining custard over bread until completely covered and all cracks are filled. Place a piece of plastic wrap over the dish; press down to soak bread thoroughly. Remove plastic, wipe edges of the dish wirh a damp towel, and allow to sit for 30 minutes. Place gratin dish in a larger pan; fill outer pan with hot water halfway up the sides of the gratin dish. Bake until set, about 35 minutes. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes.
- Whisk the creme fraiche until soft peaks form. Serve pudding warm, garnished with creme fraiche and chocolate shavings.
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