CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD PUDDING WITH CINNAMON-RAISIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
• Place bread in large bowl; pour 8 tablespoons melted butter over bread and toss to coat.
• Add chocolate chips and toss to combine.
• Transfer mixture to prepared dish.
• Whisk half and half, 1 cup sugar, eggs, egg yolks, vanilla extract, and salt in large bowl to blend.
• Pour over bread cubes in dish.
• Let stand 30 minutes, occasionally pressing bread cubes into custard. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Drizzle remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter over pudding; sprinkle with brown sugar.
• Bake bread pudding until puffed, brown, and set in center, about 1 hour.
• Serve warm with Cinnamon-Rum Sauce.
• To make the sauce:.
• Melt unsalted butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Add dark brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and salt and whisk until sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbling and smooth, about 6 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Whisk in dark rum and vanilla extract.
• Serve warm over the baked bread pudding.
• (Cinnamon-Rum Sauce can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over low heat, whisking occasionally, before serving.)
• *Brioche is a golden, light bread made from egg- and butter-enriched yeast dough. It is available at French bakeries and some large supermarkets.
• **Cook time does not include letting bread stand 30 minutes before baking.