Chocolate Bread N Butter Pudding

Ingredients

• 4 to 5 c small cubes day old bread
• 12 c butter melted
• 4 oz semi or bitter-sweet chocolate grated
• 5 eggs
• 1 c sugar
• 1 12 tsp vanilla
• dash of salt
• 2 c heavy cream warmed
• 2 c milk warmed

Directions

1. Place bread cubes in a shallow 2-quart baking dish 12 x 3 x 2 12-inch high oven dish works well
2. Pour butter over bread and toss to mix well
3. Gently stir in chocolate
4. Heat eggs with sugar vanilla and salt then beat in warmed cream and milk
5. Pour custard over bread crumbs
6. Place baking dish in a larger pan
7. Add hot water to come halfway up the sides of the baking dish
8. Bake in 375 oven until custard is set about 45 minutes
9. One of Narsai Davids KCBS kitchen goodies