Budino al Cioccolato (Italian Chocolate Pudding)

Ingredients

• 500 ml milk (2 cups, whole and fresh)
• 150 g chocolate (~5 oz, dark (between 65 % and 70 % cocoa))
• 100 g granulated sugar (1/2 cup)
• 80 g butter (2/3 stick, unsulted )
• 50 g flour (5 tablespoons)

Instructions

1. 1

   melt: To make budino al cioccolato recipe, start melting in a small saucepan the unsulted butter. Melt it over low heat.

2. 2

   Add the granulated sugar and melt it always over low heat, stirring with a whisk.

3. 3

   Cut the dark chocolate into small pieces.

4. 4

   add: Once the sugar is well blended with the butter, add the chopped dark chocolate. Stir with a whisk, always heat to low.

5. 5

   add: When the chocolate is melted, add, a little at a time, the flour. Stir all the time, combining all the ingredients.

6. 6

   pour: Meanwhile, heat the milk (without boiling it). Then slowly pour it while still hot into the chocolate cream.

7. 7

   Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly, until it begins to thicken. Then let it simmer for about 5 more minutes, always stirring. The mixture should be creamy and free of lumps.

8. 8

   pour: Remove from heat as soon as it begins to thicken. Then pour into in a budino mold of about 18 cm (7 inch ) in diameter or in 4 single portion molds..

9. 9

   cool: Finally tap the mold on a surface to remove any air bubbles. Leave it about 30 minutes to cool at room temperature.

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    cool: Then refrigerate for at least 2 hours. As it cools, the chocolate budino will thicken completely.

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    unmold: Once firm and cooled, unmold the budino al cioccolato onto a serving plate. If you like, you can decorate it to your liking and according to your imagination. Here is your Italian chocolate pudding!