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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

CHOCOLATE BREAD

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There is nothing more comforting on a cold day than pulling a fresh baked bread from the oven. I just can't resist baking  them be it just plain or sweet bread.

After searching for chocolate bread on net, decided the bake this bread with slight modification from the original recipe. Used all purpose flour instead of bread flour and increased the amount of butter to 2 tablespoons. Despite these changes the bread turned fantastic. I just love the texture and taste. It is great with hot coffee of chai.

CHOCOLATE BREAD
Yield  :   One loaf

2 1/4 C bread flour
1 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
1/4 C warm water
1/2 C plus 2 T warm milk
3 T unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp salt
2 T melted butter
1/4 chocolate chip
1/4 c sugar

METHOD

*  Combine yeast, warm water and 1 teaspoon sugar in a small bowl. Let sit for 10 minutes or until frothy.

*  Place 1 1/4 cup flour, sugar, salt, butter, cocoa, yeast mixture and milk in a mixer. Beat until well blended using medium speed. Add in remaining flour.

* On floured board, knead dough until elastic about 10 minutes. Add in chocolate chip during last 2 minutes.

*  Place dough in an oiled bowl and covered for 1 hour.

*  Punch dough down, knead lightly and roll out dough  into rectangle. Roll up dough, jelly roll style, pinch ends to seal and seam side down in a greased loaf pan. Let rise 45 minutes.

*  Bake 30 minutes in a preheated oven @ 170 C.  Transfer and cool on rack.

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41 comments:

kitchen queen said...

yummmmmmmmmmmmmmy and chocalatee and tempting.

Kurinji said...

Awesome!

Kurinji kathambam

Gouri Guha said...

chocolate bread...interesting and yummy...

Raji said...

OMG!! that's so soft... chocolates are always delicious and moreover this being eggless great..

cocoa and coconut said...

I agree with your suggestion...how nice would this be with a hot drink/tea!

Madhura Manoj said...

Interesting... delicious looking bread.

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chaitrali pathak said...

its superb and delicious...wil surely try ur recipe

Ambreen said...

Looks so delicious..perfect!I'd love a piece of that right now :)

Yat Maria said...

Kak,

u r so right!!!! nothing beats a warm bread frsh fr the oven on a rainy day cam sekarang ni :) Lovely!!

Jaisy James said...

tempting choco bread

Rachana said...

Delicious choco bread!

Unknown said...

I like!..:)

Prema said...

delicious bread,luks soft and yummy!

Subhie Arun said...

OMG..this looks soft n yummy..beat my son will lov it...

aidah said...

Hi Palatable,
tak pernah lagi sy buat roti . Tapi yg ni mesti sedap kan

Mother Rimmy said...

Chocolate bread - it can't get any better than that!

Kristi

Veggie Hut said...

Simply Decadent!

Swathi said...

chocolate bread looks delicious and awesome.

Nandita SS said...

The bread looks delicious!!! SIGH!!!

Torviewtoronto said...

this looks fabulous
Chocolate bread looks tempting

Dimah said...

This sounds rich and delicious!

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Looks yummy and very inviting.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...

I agree, i lovee the comfort of pulling bread from the oven too!
Lovely bread!

Sunijaga said...

looks so yummy...

Unknown said...

fluffy cake and very appealing treat

Unknown said...

Pour me some tea and I would gladly take a slice.

Soumya said...

wow...awesome cake...perfect texture...can I have a slice? yum yum yum!

Juliana said...

Wow, who can resist chocolate bread? Looks delicious!

Katie@Cozydelicious said...

This bread looks amazing! Would it be overkill to slather it with nutella? Yum!

aipi said...

Cake looks absolutely beautiful,spongy and yummy..

US Masala

Chef Dennis Littley said...

chocolate bread sounds so very very good! I never thought of making chocolate bread, what a great idea!
Thanks for the inspiration
Dennis

Gayathri Kumar said...

Bread is so tempting..

Tahemeem said...

U r an expert at making breads.. that looks so soft and moist :)

Reshmi said...

it looks soo soft...superb..

Suja Manoj said...

Chocolate bread,that sounds so delicious..soft and tempting bread.

briarrose said...

The only thing better than fresh bread.....fresh bread with chocolate. Looks yummy.

Namitha said...

Baking is the best thing to do in this weather :-) nice bread

Jibek said...

Es-selamu aleykum my sister.very nice recipes!
Greetings from Turkey

Sushma Mallya said...

yummy!!this is so tempting...

Unknown said...

my my that looks so good :)

ROSITA VARGAS said...

Esta receta me tentó se ve deliciosa,tengo una adorable adicción por lo que contiene chocolate,,e encantó,soy tu seguidora desde hoy y poder compartie recetas,un abrazo sincero ,cariños.es muy rico.