Chocolate Chip Portuguese Sweet Bread Pudding

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350, and butter a 13x9 baking dish.

2. 2

   Whisk milk, heavy cream and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat.

3. 3

   Meanwhile scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into milk mixture and add the pods.

4. 4

   Heat milk/cream mixture to just steaming, but not boiling!

5. 5

   Whisk eggs and yolks in a large bowl, and gradually add 2 cups of hot milk mixture to the eggs to temper.

6. 6

   Pour tempered egg mixture into the saucepan with the hot milk.

7. 7

   Strain mixture to remove any lumps and the vanilla pods.

8. 8

   Spread bread cubes in prepared dish and sprinkle with the chocolate chips.

9. 9

   Slowly pour custard over bread, being sure to saturate all of the bread. (If you can, it's nice to let it sit and soak evenly for 1/2 or so).

10. 10

    Bake in the center of the oven for about 1 hour or until a small knife inserted in the center of the pudding comes out clean.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.