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CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT BREAD PUDDING WITH ORANGE CRÈME

INGREDIENTS FOR BREAD PUDDING
1.5 lb French Baguette
1.5 cup melted unsalted butter
1 ¾ cup whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
6 oz hazelnut chocolate
1 cup sugar
4 large egg yolks
1 vanilla bean split in half
1 cup toasted hazelnuts chopped

INGREDIENTS FOR THE CRÈME ANGLAISE

1 qt heavy cream
8oz sugar
1 vanilla bean split
6 egg yolks
3 oranges zested

DIRECTIONS FOR BREAD PUDDING
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2.Cube bread

3.Mix bread with melted butter and chopped hazelnuts, and season lightly with salt

4.Combine milk, cream, and vanilla bean in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Whisk in the chocolate

5.Mix sugar with egg yolks to a light yellow color

6.Slowly temper warm chocolate cream into the egg and sugar mixture

7.Pass combined mixture through a mesh sieve

8.Put bread and nut mixture in a baking pan, and pour chocolate-egg mixture over the bread

9.Bake for 30-40 minutes or until set. Should be slightly springy to the touch.

DIRECTIONS FOR THE CRÈME ANGLAISE
1.Combine ½ of the sugar, cream, vanilla bean, and orange zest in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Cover when simmering and take off heat. Steep for 30 minutes.

2.Bring ingredients in the saucepan back to a simmer

3.Whisk remaining sugar and egg yolks to a pale yellow color

4.Slowly temper cream mixture to egg and sugar mixture and return to stove till it thickens, then cool

TO SERVE
Portion bread pudding and pour on crème anglaise. Serve with chocolate ice cream.