Chocolate bread, with yeast?

Nexis said:

Happy New Year to everyone!

I saw an episode of Martha, during which she went to a bakery (I think) that made chocolate bread.
It was a yeast dough. The bread itself was chocolate, and it also had chunks of chocolate in the
dough. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any idea where to get the recipe? Does anyone have a
recipe they've tried and liked? Many thanks in advance!

I vaguely remember that episode. Was it Nancy Silverton's Chocolate Cherry Bread by any chance?
(from "Breads from the La Brea Bakery"😉

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Nexis said:

Happy New Year to everyone!

I saw an episode of Martha, during which she went to a bakery (I think) that made chocolate bread.
It was a yeast dough. The bread itself was chocolate, and it also had chunks of chocolate in the
dough. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any idea where to get the recipe? Does anyone have a
recipe they've tried and liked? Many thanks in advance!

I can't say I've tried this one yet. It's one of those "clipped because it sounded good" things; but
it's quite similar to what you describe.

Regards, Tracy R.

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Chocolate Bread

desserts, breads

2 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2/3 cup warm water 4 1/2 cups all-purpose or bread flour
3/2 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar
4/3 cup unsweetened cocoa 2 teaspoons salt 1 1/4 cups warm water 1 cup semisweet chocolate;
chopped egg wash

Stir yeast and 1/2 teaspoon sugar into 1/3 cup warm water and pour into a large mixing bowl; let
stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.

Mix flour, remaining sugar, cocoa and salt. Stir remaining 1 1/4 cups water into dissolved yeast,
then stir in the flour mixture. Stir in chopped chocolate last. Knead on lightly floured surface
until smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes.

Place dough in greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in volume,
approximately 1 hour.

Turn risen dough onto lightly floured surface, punch it down and divide in half. Form each half into
desired shape and place on cookie sheetcovered with parchment paper. Cover with plastic wrap again
and let rise until doubled in volume.

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Brush loaves with egg wash and bake in 450-degree oven for 10 minutes. Then reduce the heat to 350
and bake for 30 minutes more or until bread sounds hollow when bottom is tapped.

Cool, serve with sweetened cream cheese.

Note: In the unlikely event you have leftovers, this bread is great slightly heated (wrap in a paper
towel and microwave for 30 seconds) and lathered with a smudge of butter or margarine. Do not
attempt to toast in a toaster - the chocolate will run!

Note: Egg wash consists of one egg plus 1 tablespoon water mixed.

Contributor: The Cafe at the Frick, executive chef Susie Treon

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I saw an episode of Martha, during which she went to a bakery (I think) that made chocolate bread.
It was a yeast dough. The bread itself was chocolate, and it also had chunks of chocolate in the
dough. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any idea where to get the recipe? Does anyone have a
recipe they've tried and liked?

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Nexis said:

Happy New Year to everyone!

I saw an episode of Martha, during which she went to a bakery (I think) that made chocolate bread.
It was a yeast dough. The bread itself was chocolate, and it also had chunks of chocolate in the
dough. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any idea where to get the recipe? Does anyone have a
recipe they've tried and liked? Many thanks in advance!

Here's one I like, for the bread machine. It has raisins. Chocolate chunks would work too (add them
as indicated, during the last rise).

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CHOCOLATE RAISIN BREAD (Source: DAK pamphlet)
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1/2 - 2/3 c milk 1 egg
2/3 c sugar
3/4 tsp salt 3 T butter or margarine 2-1/2 c flour 3 T cocoa 1-1/2 tsp yeast
4/4 c raisins

Process on SWEET CYCLE. After 35 min (or 5-10 min before the end of the final kneading on your
machine) add raisins.

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Quoted message said:

Happy New Year to everyone!

I saw an episode of Martha, during which she went to a bakery (I think)

that

Quoted message said:

made chocolate bread. It was a yeast dough. The bread itself was

chocolate,

Quoted message said:

and it also had chunks of chocolate in the dough. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any idea
where to get the recipe? Does anyone have a recipe they've tried and liked? Many thanks in
advance!

kimberly

I have several recipes:

This may help.

Dimitri

RAISED CHOCOLATE BREAD 1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa
2/4 tsp. baking soda
3/2 c. semi sweet chocolate pieces 4 1/2 c. unbleached all purpose flour 2 tbsp. sugar
4/2 c. milk 1 tsp. salt 1 c. water 2 tbsp. butter 1 egg

In large bowl, mix yeast, 1 1/4 cups flour, cocoa, sugar, salt and soda. Heat milk, water, semi
sweet chocolate and butter, stirring until chocolate is melted. Add to dry ingredients. Beat at
high speed for 2 minutes. Add egg. Stir in enough flour to make a firm dough. Turn out onto lightly
floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic. Put in oiled bowl, turning to oil top. Cover with
plastic wrap. Let rise for 1 hour or until doubled. Punch down dough. Shape into 2 loaves. Put in
greased 8"x4"x2" loaf pans. Let rise for 30 minutes or until light. Bake at 375 degrees for 25
minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped with finger. Cool on wire racks.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COFFEE RING

1 env. active dry yeast 1 3/4 c. sifted flour
5/2 c. milk 4 tbsp. butter or margarine 3 tbsp. sugar
6/2 tsp. salt 1 egg
7/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate piece In large mixer bowl, combine yeast and 1 1/4 cups of the flour.
Heat together the milk, margarine, sugar and salt just until warm, stirring occasionally to melt
butter. Add to dry ingredients in bowl; add egg. Beat 3 minutes at high speed. By hand stir in
remaining flour. Add chocolate pieces and mix well. Turn into well greased 4 1/2 cup ring Bundt
pan. Cover; let rise in warm place until double (45 minutes to 1 hour). Bake in hot oven (400
degrees) for 12-15 minutes. Remove from pan immediately; drizzle with confectioners' sugar icing
while still warm. Serve warm or cold.

CHOCOLATE NUT LOAF

1 yeast cake 1 1/2 c. lukewarm liquid (milk or water)
8/2 c. sugar 1 tsp. salt 4 1/2 c. flour (sifted)
9/4 c. cocoa
10/4 c. melted fat 1 c. chopped nuts

Crumble yeast in bowl, gradually add liquid, sugar, salt, flour and cocoa. Work in fat into smooth
dough. Cover with cloth, let rise until double in bulk. Add chopped nuts. Mold into a loaf, put in
a bread pan and let rise again until double in bulk. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees).

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Happy New Year to everyone!

I saw an episode of Martha, during which she went to a bakery (I think)

that

Quoted message said:

made chocolate bread. It was a yeast dough. The bread itself was

chocolate,

Quoted message said:

and it also had chunks of chocolate in the dough. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any idea
where to get the recipe? Does anyone have a recipe they've tried and liked? Many thanks in
advance!

kimberly

I have several recipes:

This may help.

Quoted message said:

Dimitri

RAISED CHOCOLATE BREAD 1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. semi sweet chocolate pieces 4 1/2 c. unbleached all purpose flour 2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. milk 1 tsp. salt 1 c. water 2 tbsp. butter 1 egg

In large bowl, mix yeast, 1 1/4 cups flour, cocoa, sugar, salt and soda. Heat milk, water, semi
sweet chocolate and butter, stirring until chocolate is melted. Add to dry ingredients. Beat at
high speed for 2 minutes. Add egg. Stir in enough flour to make a firm dough. Turn out onto
lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic. Put in oiled bowl, turning to oil top.
Cover with plastic wrap. Let rise for 1 hour or until doubled. Punch down dough. Shape into 2
loaves. Put in greased 8"x4"x2" loaf pans. Let rise for 30 minutes or until light. Bake at 375
degrees for 25 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped with finger. Cool on wire racks.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COFFEE RING

1 env. active dry yeast 1 3/4 c. sifted flour
1/2 c. milk 4 tbsp. butter or margarine 3 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt 1 egg
1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate piece In large mixer bowl, combine yeast and 1 1/4 cups of the flour.
Heat together the milk, margarine, sugar and salt just until warm, stirring occasionally to melt
butter. Add to dry ingredients in bowl; add egg. Beat 3 minutes at high speed. By hand stir in
remaining flour. Add chocolate pieces and mix well. Turn into well greased 4 1/2 cup ring Bundt
pan. Cover; let rise in warm place until double (45 minutes to 1 hour). Bake in hot oven (400
degrees) for 12-15 minutes. Remove from pan immediately; drizzle with confectioners' sugar icing
while still warm. Serve warm or cold.

CHOCOLATE NUT LOAF

1 yeast cake 1 1/2 c. lukewarm liquid (milk or water)
1/2 c. sugar 1 tsp. salt 4 1/2 c. flour (sifted)
1/4 c. cocoa
1/4 c. melted fat 1 c. chopped nuts

Crumble yeast in bowl, gradually add liquid, sugar, salt, flour and cocoa. Work in fat into
smooth dough. Cover with cloth, let rise until double in bulk. Add chopped nuts. Mold into a
loaf, put in a bread pan and let rise again until double in bulk. Bake in moderate oven (350
degrees).

Looks good, and here is a really dumb questions, but what does one do with chololate loaves, how are
they served etc.?

The reason I ask is that I have been making kind of chocolate loaves for years, but they don't taste
of chocolate, because I just add some cocoa powder to a regular wholemeal loaf (mixed whole wheat
and white flour) to give it a nice darker coloring that I like. It also gives the bread a darker
aroma, but to make the bread taste of chocolate, I would need to add a lot more SUGAR, which is what
these recipes tend to contain a lot of.

These sweet chocolate breads are presumably used as deserts, no?

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Quoted message said:

Happy New Year to everyone!

I saw an episode of Martha, during which she went to a bakery (I think) that made chocolate bread.
It was a yeast dough. The bread itself was chocolate, and it also had chunks of chocolate in the
dough. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any idea where to get the recipe? Does anyone have a
recipe they've tried and liked? Many thanks in advance!

kimberly

I like making a chocolate bread that is based on the white bread recipe that came with my bread
machine. I triple the sugar, and add one ounce of cocoa powder. This makes a very nice chocolate
bread, which is just perfect spread with cream cheese.

I see no reason why one couldn't add chunks of choclate after kneading and before forming
into loaves.

.........Karl