White Chocolate Bread Pudding
(from abbra’s recipe box)
Incredible! Filling and Fattening!
Source: Food Network (from RecipeThing user Linda Lu)
Prep time: 40 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Serves 16 people
Categories: Desserts
Ingredients
- 1 loaf Brioche, Challah, or other sweet bread
- 4 oz. butter, melted
- 16 oz. white chocolate, chunked
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, split
- 8 large eggs
Directions
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Cut the brioche loaf into 1 inch dice. Place ina 2 qt. baking dish. Drizzle with melted butter. Toss the chunked white chocolate with bread cubes.
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Combine milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla bean and bring to a boil over medium heat until sugar is disolved. Whisk eggs until smooth. Add hot milk mixture to eggs slowly, stirring constantly. Do not wish or custard will have a great deal of foam on the surface. Skim foam from custard. Strain custard over bread and chocolate. Let stand for 10 minutes to allow custard to soak into the bread.
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Place baking dish in another larger pan. Pour hot water into larger dish to reach 1 inch up side of dish. Bake the bread pudding for about 45 minutes to 1 hour until custard is set and brioche is golden.