Chocolate Bread
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 cups bread flour
- 2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup warm milk
Directions
Set bread machine on manual white or white if you are going to bake in machine. Add ingredients to machine in order listed. When dough is ready, remove, shape, let rise for 40 minutes or until doubled in size, and bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes for a loaf. Serve with Chocolate Butter.
Chocolate Butter
4 T. butter
1 oz. semisweet chocolate
Melt chocolate, set aside to cool. Cream butter, beat in cooled chocolate. Pour into 4 small ramekins and chill until firm. You may use butter molds-refrigerate for 20 minutes, then pop out and store in plastic bag. Serve with warm brioche or croissants. Or even better, serve with Chocolate Bread.