Citrus Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

Ingredients:

Bread Pudding:
1 3/4 Cups Milk
1 whole egg & 1 egg white
6 tbs sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp grated orange peel
1 tsp grated lemon peel
1/2 tsp cinnamon
5 cups soft bread cubes
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tbs butter, melted

Citrus Sauce:
1/2 cup Orange Juice
3 Tbs sugar
1 Tbs butter
1/4 tsp grated lemon peel
dash of cinnamon
1/4 cup water
2 tsps cornstarch

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350

In large bowl whisk together milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla, orange & lemon peels & cinnamon.  Stir in bread & chocolate chips.  Let stand for at least 25 minutes to allow the bread to soak in the milk mixture.  Stir melted butter into bread mixture.  Spoon into 8 inch square baking pan sprayed with baking spray.  Bake 35-45 minutes, until browned and toothpick comes out of center clean.

While the bread is cooking, make the citrus sauce.  In a small sauce pan mix together orange juice, sugar, cinnamon, lemon peel and butter until butter is melted and sugar dissolved (over medium heat).  In a separate container dissolve cornstarch into the water.  While whisking orange juice mixture add in cornstarch mixture, whisking continuously until sauce boils and thickens.

Drizzle sauce over warm bread pudding & serve.