Croûte Chocolat

recipe by louise pickford
photos by ian wallace © ryland peters & small

Croûte Chocolat

recipe by louise pickford
photos by ian wallace © ryland peters & small

Serves 6

Ingredients:
  • 1 tbsp. butter, for greasing
  • 14 oz. panettone, brioche or raisin bread (approx. 12 slices, about 4 in. square and ¾ in. thick)
  • 2 bananas, sliced
  • 9 oz. strawberries, hulled and halved
  • 4 tbsp. amaretto
  • 5½ oz. dark/bittersweet chocolate, grated
  • Vanilla custard, to serve


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Instructions:
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Arrange the slices of panettone, brioche or raisin bread in overlapping rows in a greased 2-quart baking dish.
  3. Insert the slices of banana and strawberry halves between the slices of panettone. Sprinkle with amaretto and then add a layer of grated chocolate on top.
  4. Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes until puffed up and the chocolate has melted. Serve with plenty of vanilla custard.
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