Chocolatey Bread Pudding

Name: Chocolatey Bread Pudding
Ingredients: 4 cups bread, diced, stale (or day-old, and don't remove crusts); 2 cups milk (500 ml); 3 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons cocoa powder (bitter, any kind); 1 cup sugar (250 ml); 12 teaspoon salt; 3 eggs, large; 1 tablespoon orange zest (or lemon zest)

8 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

4 cups bread, diced, stale (or day-old, and don't remove crusts)
2 cups milk (500 ml)
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons cocoa powder (bitter, any kind)
1 cup sugar (250 ml)
12 teaspoon salt
3 eggs, large
1 tablespoon orange zest (or lemon zest)

Directions

1

Set oven at 350 deg F/180 deg Celsius.
2

Use a large saucepan, and put in the bread and the milk.
3

Bring to a boil, stirring, and simmer until the milk has been absorbed.
4

Stir well or whisk to get a smooth texture.
5

Pull off heat.
6

Add the butter, cocoa powder, sugar and salt and stir until well blended.
7

Grease an oven dish.
8

Add the egg yolks to the mixture and mix in well, and also add the citrus zest and stir
9

Beat the egg whites until stiff, and fold into the pudding mixture.
10

Ladle the mixture into the greased dish and bake 40 - 45 minutes.
11

Serve with custard or ice cream.