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	Chocolate 05

		CHOCOLATE BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING 9 slices, each 0.25 inch (5mm) thick, good quality white bread, 1 day old, taken from a large loaf 5 oz (150g) dark chocolate with 75 percent cocoa solids 15 fl oz (425 ml) whipping cream 4 tablespoons dark rum 4 oz (110 g) caster sugar (US superfine, but granulated will do) 3 oz (75 g) butter pinch cinnamon 3 large eggs double (heavy) cream, well chilled Begin by removing the crusts from the slices of bread, which should leave you with approximately 9 x 4 inch (10 cm) squares. So now cut each slice into 4 triangles. Next place the chocolate, whipping cream, rum, sugar, butter and cinnamon in a bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, being careful not to let the bowl touch the water, then wait until the butter and chocolate have melted and the sugar has completely dissolved. Next remove the bowl from the heat and give it a really good stir to amalgamate all the ingredients. Now in a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and then pour the chocolate mixture over them and whisk again very thoroughly to blend them together. Then spoon about a half inch (1 cm) layer of the chocolate mixture into the base of the dish and arrange half the bread triangles over the chocolate in overlapping rows. Now pour half the remaining chocolate mixture all over the bread as evenly as possible then arrange the rest of the triangles over that, finishing off with a layer of chocolate. Use a fork to press the bread gently down so that it gets covered very evenly with the liquid as it cools. Cover the dish with clingfilm (plastic food wrap) and allow to stand at room temperature for 2 hours before transferring it to the fridge for a minimum of 24 (but preferably 48) hours before cooking. When you're ready to cook the pudding, preheat the oven to 350F (180C). Remove the clingfilm and bake in the oven on a high shelf for 30-35 minutes, by which time the top will be crunchy and the inside soft and squidgy. Leave it to stand for 10 minutes before serving with well-chilled double (heavy) cream poured over. If you were feeling really sinful, you could grate some more chocolate over the top and pop it under the broiler for a few seconds just to melt the chocolate.