This recipe was surprisingly easy to whip up. It was much more challenging for me to find Challah or brioche bread on a Saturday afternoon. I went to three bakeries in my town. One has turned into a cafe and no longer sells loaves of bread. The second only sells Challah on fridays, which makes sense. And the third had only three small individual brioches. Not enough. So I decided that after I did the rest of my grocery shopping, I would look up a recipe when I got home and make my own. No need. Trader Joes had both Challah and brioche bread. Score!
I like bread pudding a lot, so I was looking forward to making this. I've never had chocolate bread pudding. I thought it was good, but I prefer it without the chocolate. (gasp) This coming from someone who thinks everything is better with chocolate. Maybe it's because I'm used to the other version.
I served it while it was still warm, which I also preferred to room temperature or cold. I decided that in order to give it a fair review, I should try it all three ways. ; ) Dorie thinks it tastes better at room temperature or cold. C'est la vie. Maybe I would have liked it more with the chocolate sauce or creme anglaise topping. I took the lazy way out.
This recipe stands up to company, but is simple enough to make as part of the family dinner. My family liked it!
We have Lauren to thank of the Upper East Side Chronicle for this week's recipe. Thank you Lauren! I love making recipes that I've never made before and this is one of them. Surf on over to her blog and see how she liked it. You can see what the other bakers did here. And for over 300 delicious recipes all in one book, get yourself a copy of Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan.
Lucy (my red Kitchenaid stand mixer) is feeling neglected. Her services haven't been needed for three weeks now. I think I'll make some cookies this week and show her a little love.
Next week: Chocolate Cream Tart - Yum!
6 comments:
I'm with you ... for some reason the chocolate on this one wasn't doing it for me. I know that's practically sacrilege, but it's true. I want to remake this with a brandy sauce and more fruit. I think it would work better for me that way!
Looks great!
I really enjoyed this recipe, but it was my first time trying bread pudding so I have no basis for comparison. Your pudding looks yummy!
Your bread pudding looks very chocolatey and delicious. Glad the whole family liked it.
Better without chocolate. Gasp, indeed. But I know what you mean. Somethings are just better left alone. But yours look delicious.
I really enjoyed this, especially warmed up with chocolate syrup or cream anglaise!
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