White Chocolate Bread Pudding W/ Poached Cherries

• 1 loaf Hawaiian bread (can use any dense egg bread)
• 7 ounces fine-quality white chocolate
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup whole milk
• 3 large eggs
• 3 large egg yolks
• 14 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 12 cup dry white wine (can use sweet wine but that will of course change the taste)
• 12 cup water
• 12 cup sugar
• 1 cup dried tart cherry

1. Butter an 8-inch square glass baking dish; cut or tear enough of the bread to equal six cups; chop chocolate into coarse pieces.
2. In a small heavy saucepan bring 1 cup cream just to a boil and add chocolate.
3. Remove pan from heat and let mixture stand covered & undisturbed.
4. In another small heavy saucepan bring milk and remaining cup cream to a gentle simmer; in a bowl with an electric mixer beat together whole eggs, yolks, sugar, and a pinch salt on medium speed 5 minutes.
5. With mixer running add milk mixture in a slow stream, beating until combined well.
6. Whisk chocolate mixture until smooth & add with vanilla to egg mixture; beat mixture until combined well.
7. Pour cream mixture over bread cubes and with a spoon push bread down into mixture to coat evenly.
8. Chill pudding, covered, 1 1/2 hours.
9. Preheat oven to 350F; pour bread mixture into baking dish.
10. Put baking dish in a large baking pan and add enough hot water to pan to reach 1/2 the way up sides of dish.
11. Bake pudding in middle of oven 45 to 50 minutes or until set and springy to the touch.
12. Transfer pudding to a rack and cool for thirty minutes (pudding is also good chilled).
13. Poach cherries while pudding is baking;.
14. in a saucepan bring wine, water and sugar to a boil stirring until sugar is dissolved; add cherries and remove pan from heat; let mixture stand for one hour;drain cherries in a sieve and discard liquid.
15. Serve pudding with cherries and whipped cream.

bread, white chocolate, heavy cream, milk, eggs, egg yolks, sugar, vanilla, white wine, water, sugar, cherry

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/white-chocolate-bread-pudding-w-poached-cherries-172239 (may not work)