Church Potluck White Chocolate Bread Pudding

Description
I obtained this recipe from my pastor's wife in 1981.

Ingredients
5 large eggs ¼ pound unsalted butter 1 cup heavy cream at room temperature 2 cups milk at room temperature 1 loaf raisin bread, crumbled 1-1/4 pound grated white chocolate 3/4 cup sugar

Directions

 * 1) Preheat the oven to 350. Remove the crust from the bread and soak it in the heated milk and cream. Beat the mixture by hand or in a mixer until the pieces of bread are reduced to the size you want. Melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler and incorporate that into the bread mixture. In a separate mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until creamy. Add that to the bread mixture and stir until uniform. Transfer the batter to a buttered pan and place that pan in a larger pan of hot water in the oven. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the center is set.

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