choco chip bourbon bread pudding

what to do with slightly old portuguese sweet rolls?  make bread pudding!  now i like pudding.  and i like bread.  but i do not like my bread pudding super squishy at the bottom.  and oven water baths are a pain in my ass.  so i modified the recipe. 

bread pudding [modified from joy of cooking]:
6-8 oz bread - cubed
1 egg
1 C milk
1/2 C sugar
2 teas vanilla
1 T bourbon
dash of cinnamon and ground cloves
1/4 C dark chocolate chips

mix all ingredients with immersion blender but bread and chocolate.  grease bread pan and add bread cubes and chocolate.  pour egg mixture over and ensure all cubes have been adequately drenched.  bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until the sides are deliciously bubbly.