Chocolate Chunk Bread Pudding With White Chocolate Brandy Sauce

• 1 (1-pound) loaf day-old French bread
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 (4-ounce) bittersweet chocolate bars, chopped (we tested with Ghirardelli)

1. Tear bread into small pieces; place in a large bowl. Add milk and half-and-half; let mixture stand 10 minutes.
2. Combine eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt; add to bread, stirring well. Stir in chopped chocolate. Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 13" x 9" pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325u0b0 for 55 minutes or until firm and lightly browned. Cut into squares, and serve warm with White Chocolate Brandy Sauce.

bread, milk, eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, salt, bittersweet chocolate

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-chunk-bread-pudding-with-white-chocolate-brandy-sauce (may not work)