Chocolate Bread Pudding Paula Deen

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From the book, the lady & sons too! By paula deen. I saw paula make this on a food network dvd and it looks delicious!!

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Steps

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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

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Lightly grease a 13x9 inch baking dish.

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Place the bread in the baking dish.

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In a large bowl , whisk together the milk , cream and liqueur.

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In another bowl , combine the granulated and brown sugars with the cocoa powder and mix well.

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Add this to the milk mixture and whisk to combine.

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Add the vanilla and almond extracts and the cinnamon to the beaten eggs.

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Combine the egg mixture with the milk mixture and mix well.

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Stir in the grated chocolate.

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Pour the mixture evenly over the bread cubes.

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Let stand , stirring occasionally , for at least 20 minutes , or until the bread has absorbed most of the milk mixture.

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Bake the pudding for 1 hour , or until set.

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A knife inserted into the center of the pudding should come out clean.

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Serve the pudding warm or refrigerate it and serve chilled.

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Ingredients

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italian bread, milk, heavy cream, coffee-flavored liqueur, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, almond extract, cinnamon, eggs, semisweet chocolate