Chocolate Bread Pudding with Strawberry Sauce

Title:
Chocolate Bread Pudding with Strawberry Sauce

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Puddings,
Chocolate,
Desserts,
Formatted




Ingredients:





   1/3 lb Chocolate, dark


   3/4 c  Heavy Cream


   1/2 c  Sugar, superfine


     4    Eggs; seperated


   1/4 lb Butter, unsalted; cut in


          -small pieces


     3 ts Vanilla


 1 1/2 c  Breadcrumbs, white


     1 tb Sugar, superfine





------------------------------STRAWBERRY
SAUCE------------------------------


 1 1/8 lb Strawberries


     2 tb Sugar, superfine


     2 tb Brandy





   Process the chocolate in a food processor until finely chopped. Bring


 cream just to simmering point in a saucepan. With the motor running, pour


 hot cream over chopped chocolate and process until smooth. Add 1/4 cup


 sugar, egg yolks one at a time, butter, and vanilla essence and process


 until combined.  Combine breadcrumbs and chocolate mixture in a large bowl


 and mix well.


   Butter a round 20cm diameter cake tin or souffle dish and sprinkle with


 the extra caster sugar.  Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually


 add remaining sugar, beating until thick and glossy. Gently fold whites


 into the chocolate mizture until thoroughly combined. Spoon mixture into


 prepared tin and place in a baking pan. Pour in enough hot ater to come


 halfway up the sides of the tin and bake at 180C for 45-50 minutes, or


 until cooked when tested with a skewer. Leave in tin for 10 minutes before


 turning out on a serving platter.


   Serve warm or cold, with Strawberry sauce.


 


 *** Strawberry Sauce  ***


   Process 250g of the strawberries, hulled, with 2 tablespoons of caster


 sugar and the brandy until smooth and well combined. Transfer to a small


 saucepan and cook over low heat until just simmering. Add the other 250g of


 hulled and chopped strawberies and cook gently until warmed through.


   Makes about 1 1/2 cups.


 


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