Title: Buttermilk bread pudding w/creamy chocol
 Categories: Dessert
      Yield: 16 Servings
 
      3    Eggs
      2    Egg yolks
    2/3 c  Sugar
      2 c  Buttermilk
  2 1/2 c  Half and half
      2 ts Vanilla extract
      9    Buttermilk bread slices;
           -crusts removed; cut into
           -1-inch pieces (about 6
           -generous cups)
           Ground nutmeg

MMMMM-------------------CREAMY CHOCOLATE SAUCE------------------------
    3/4 c  Whipping cream
      3 tb Sugar
      1 ts Vanilla extract
      5 oz Bittersweet (not
           -unsweetened) or semisweet
           -chocolate; chopped
 
  Preheat oven to 325. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Whisk eggs,
  yolks and sugar to blend in large bowl. Mix in buttermilk, half and
  half and vanilla. Add bread; let stand 5 minutes. Transfer to
  prepared dish. Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg. Place baking dish in
  large roasting pan. Add enough hot water to roasting pan to come 1
  inch up sides of baking dish. Bake until pudding is firm in center
  but still pale in color, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool slightly.
  Serve warm or cold, with warm sauce separately.
  
  Creamy Chocolate Sauce: Combine cream, sugar and vanilla in heavy
  medium saucepan. Stir over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves.
  Reduce heat to low. Add chocolate and stir until melted. Makes about
  1 1/3 cups. Serve warm.
  
  RANGER@HALCYON.COM
  
  (GLENN/SHARON GORMAN)
  
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