Chocolate Chip And Raisin Bread Pudding With Baileys Creme

Chocolate Chip And Raisin Bread Pudding With Baileys Creme

Course :	Puddings
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	8

Ingredients:

1	pound	loaf cinnamon swirl raisin bread -- ends and crusts removed -- bread cut into cubes
1 1/2	cups	milk
4	large	eggs
1/2	cup	whipping cream
1/2	cup	firmly packed golden brown sugar
1/3	cup	baileys original irish cream liqueur
1/4	cup	dark rum
2 1/2	ounces	semisweet chocolate -- chopped
1/2	cup	raisins -- (scant)
1	tablespoon	grated orange peel
1/2	teaspoon	vanilla extract
1/2	teaspoon	baileys creme anglaise*

Preparation:

Place bread cubes in large bowl. Whisk milk, eggs, cream, sugar, liqueur and rum in another bowl. Mix in chocolate, raisins, orange peel and vanilla. Pour liquid over bread cubes and mix. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 9-inch springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Wrap outside of pan with foil. Pour pudding mixture into prepared pan. Bake until bread pudding is set in center, about 50 minutes. Cook to lukewarm. Run small knife around pudding and release pan sides. Serve warm, with sauce.