Chocolate Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 ounce active dry yeast ⓘ
- 3/4 cup milk, warm ⓘ
- 6 tablespoons sugar, divided ⓘ
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter ⓘ
- 6 1/2 ounces dark chocolate, chopped, divided ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder ⓘ
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract ⓘ
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ⓘ
- 3/4 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 2 cups bread flour ⓘ
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine yeast, warm milk, and 1 tablespoon sugar. Let stand until bubbles form, 10 minutes.
- In a small saucepan, combine butter and 3 ounces chocolate. Bring heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Take off heat.
- Add remaining sugar, instant espresso, egg, vanilla, cocoa powder, and salt to bowl of stand mixer. Stir to combine.
- Stir in half of the bread flour. Mix in half the melted chocolate mixture. Stir in remaining flour and then remaining melted chocolate.
- Attach dough hook to stand mixer and knead dough until smooth, about 5 minutes. Dough will be very moist, resembling a batter.
- Cover bowl with a dish towel and let dough rise until almost doubled in volume, 2 hours.
- Butter a 9-inch loaf pan. Add remaining chocolate to dough and stir until evenly incorporated. Pour dough into pan and smooth top with a spatula. Cover pan with a dish towel and let rise one hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake bread until dry on top, 35 minutes.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
908
kcal
45% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).