Torta Paesana (italian Chocolate Bread Pudding)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 13 ounces bread (french or italian simple bread, better if one day old)
• 7 ounces amaretti cookies or 7 ounces other dry cookies (bitter almonds macaroons, for example)
• 4 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 3 1/2 ounces bittersweet cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup amaretto, di saronno originale (optional only if you use other cookies)
• 3 1/2 ounces sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts (or almonds)
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon, zest of

Recipe

• 1 soak cookies and bread in the milk overnight.
• 2 the day after blend the soaked mixture in an electric mixer.
• 3 pour mixture in a medium bowl, fold in eggs and then the rest of the ingredients until well blended.
• 4 grease a 9 inches round pan and coat greased bottom and sides with some flour or breadcrumb.
• 5 pour mixture in prepared pan and bake in preheated oven (175°c – 350°f) for about 45 minutes.
• 6 serve cold.
• 7 enjoy!