Chocolate-Walnut Bread Pudding With White Chocolate Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

6 cups	1422ml	Cubed stale Italian bread
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Chopped toasted walnuts
4 cups	948ml	Milk
3 tablespoons	45ml	Unsalted butter
3/4 cup	120g / 4.2oz	Packed light brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Salt
4 oz	113g	Semisweet chocolate
1 oz	28g	Unsweetened baking chocolate
4		Eggs
2 teaspoons	10ml	Vanilla
		** white chocolate sauce **
1 cup	237ml	Heavy cream
2 tablespoons	30ml	Granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Salt
2 teaspoons	10ml	Cornstarch - dissolved in 1 tablespoon cold
3 oz	85g	White chocolate
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Vanilla beans

Recipe Instructions

Heat oven to 350. Grease shallow 2-quart baking dish with butter. Add bread and walnuts to dish. Combine 2 cups milk, butter, sugar, salt in saucepan. Bring to simmer, stir to melt butter. Remove from heat. Add chocolate; let stand 5 minutes. Whisk until smooth.

Whisk eggs, vanilla and remaining milk in bowl. Whisk into chocolate mixture; pour over bread, Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until set in center.

WHITE CHOCOLATE SAUCE: Bring cream, sugar and salt in saucepan to simmer. Stir in cornstarch, simmer, stirring until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in white chocolate and vanilla until smooth. Serve with warm or room temperature pudding.

Source:
Family Circle magazine -- 2/18/97

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