Torta Paesana (Italian Chocolate Bread Pudding) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    13 ounces white 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 white sugar
    1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
    1/4 cup raisins
    1/4 cup chopped nuts (or almonds)
    1/2 teaspoon grated lemon, zest of
Preparation
    Soak cookies and bread in the milk overnight.
    The day after blend the soaked mixture in an electric mixer.
    Pour mixture in a medium bowl, fold in eggs and then the rest of the ingredients until well blended.
    Grease a 9 inches round pan and coat greased bottom and sides with some flour or breadcrumb.
    Pour mixture in prepared pan and bake in preheated oven (175\u00b0C - 350\u00b0F) for about 45 minutes.
    Serve cold.
    Enjoy!

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