Chocolate Bread Pudding

Directions

1. 1
   Melt butter in a bowl, toss with bread.
2. 2
   In a sauce pan, bring milk and cream to a boil and remove from heat.
3. 3
   Add cream mixture to chocolate, whisking until combined well.
4. 4
   Add egg yolk and sugar.
5. 5
   Pour custard over bread.
6. 6
   Let pudding stand, covered, one hour.
7. 7
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter a pan.
8. 8
   Transfer pudding to pan and bake in middle of oven until just set, but still trembles slightly, about 50 minutes.
9. 9
   Serve pudding warm or at room temperature.