There are lots of rules about bread puddings. My least favorite is the one about using a Bain Marie to cook them. This recipe is pretty hard to goof up, since there's a nice amount of chocolate, so I don't usually bother with the hot water bath. You can do it if you want, but it is not necessary. This also never seems to mix very well. The chocolate just doesn't really mix into all the other stuff for me, so it tends to be chocolate-chunk pudding. I've used a variety of things instead of the half and half, without any bad results. Part milk, part yogurt (plain); part milk, part sour cream... you get the idea. Also, the yummier the bread, the yummier the pudding - it would be great with brioche or croissants, but I tend to use leftover store-made french bread because that's what I have available. If you get a chance to let the bread cubes dry out beforehand, that will help a little too.
1 c half-and-half
1 T dark rum
1 T vanilla
3 c bread cubes
1 large egg
1/4 c sugar
6 oz melted semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled
Heat oven to 325-degrees. Mix the first three ingredients and toss with the bread cubes. Cream together the egg and sugar, then mix in the chocolate. Toss everything, then put into two well-greased 2-cup dishes. Put those two dishes into a large pan and fill halfway with boiling water. Put all into the oven and bake 30-35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes, then remove from oven. Serve with whipped cream and grated chocolate (or just eat as-is!)
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