ELECTRIC KITCHEN

HECO

Bread pudding is chocolatey

"The Electric Kitchen" airing in August features chef Sky Ogata of Big City Diner with "Sandwich, Salads and Sides."

"Electric Kitchen" airs at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Monday, 5 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Thursday on Oceanic Cable Channel 16.

All the recipes from the show, as well as an archive of recipes dating to 1995, are available at the Hawaiian Electric Co. Web site, www.heco.com.

Chocolate Bread Pudding

4 cups heavy cream
5 cups milk
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla
3 tablespoons rum (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 pounds day-old bread, torn in 1-inch pieces
10 eggs
7 cups sem-isweet chocolate pieces, melted
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces

Preheat electric to 300 degrees. Spray a 25-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan with non-stick spray.

Combine cream, milk, sugar, vanilla, rum, salt and cinnamon; mix well. Pour over bread and let soak.

Combine eggs and melted chocolate; mix well. Stir into bread mixture. Fold in chocolate pieces. Pour into prepared pan. Place in pan of hot water in oven. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until a knife inserted in center of the pudding comes out clean. Cool before serving. Serves 32.

Nutritional information unavailable.

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