mldlawson@aol.com was looking for chocolate bread recipes. Here is one
that I found:
Chocolate Loaves
Here is a bread for chocolate lovers.
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 3/4 cups milk, heated to lukewarm
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
5 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Powdered Sugar Glaze
Sprinkle yeast into warm water and let stand until dissolved. Cream
butter in large mixing bowl. Beat in sugar and eggs. Stir in milk and
dissolved yeast. Add 2 cups flour and beat until smooth. Mix in cocoa,
salt, and vanilla. Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
Stir
in nuts. Turn out onto lightly floured board and knead until smooth and
satiny. Place in a greased bowl and butter top of dough lightly. Cover
with a clean kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in
size. Turn dough out onto lightly floured board and knead until smooth.
Divide in half and shape into two round loaves. Place in greased 8 or
9-
inch round cake pans. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place
until doubled in size, about 45 minutes. Bake in 350 degree F. oven 35
to 40 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when thumped. Remove from
pans and let cool on cake rack. Spread with Powdered Sugar Glaze.
Makes 2 round loaves.
Powdered Sugar Glaze: Beat together 1 - 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 1 -
1/2 tablespoons milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla or rum. Use as directed.
>From Bread Baking by Lou Seibert Pappas, Copyright 1975, Nitty Gritty
Productions, Concord, California, pg 168-169.
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