T.V.  HOST PORTER BROOKS
SEVEN SINS-ZIN BREAD PUDDING
This is just like your grandma's bread pudding

Serves 10

Ingredients:
6 eggs
1 quart half and half
2 cups milk
1 cup fine sugar
6 oz. marinated dried cherries
1/2 cup zinfandel wine
1 vanilla pound cake, sliced
1/2 lb. shaved, sweetened chocolate

Directions:

·       Preheat oven to 350 degrees
·        In a bowl whisk together eggs, half-and-half, milk and sugar, making sure everything is combined thoroughly.
·        Add cherries and zinfandel. Then mix again thoroughly.
·        Place individual half-slices of pound cake into ramekins. Ladle the pudding individually into each ramekin, evenly distributing the cherries, and until ¾ of the way full.
·        On a chopping block, shave chocolate. Place one to two tablespoons into each ramekin.
·        Heat in oven for 30-40 minutes, or until golden-brown.
·        Top with a shake of powdered sugar or cocoa.