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1935 Chocolate Bread

1935 Chocolate Bread — a community recipe on Potlikkr.

Ingredients

• 1.0 pkg Dry Yeast
• 0.5 cup Warm Milk
• 2.0 cup Sifted All Purpose Flour
• 3.0 tbsp Sugar

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Method (preview)

1. 1

   Dissolve yeast in warm milk; let stand 5 minutes. Sift together 1-1/2 cups flour, sugar, cocoa, and salt; set aside. Combine dissolved yeast, egg, shortening, pecans, and vanilla; mix well. Gradually add flour mixture to make a soft dough . Turn dough out onto a surface sprinkled with remaining 1/2 cup flour; knead�10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in a well-greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85 degrees), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in bulk. Punch dough down; turn out onto a floured surface, and shape into a loaf. Place in a greased 7-1/2 x 3 x 2-inch loaf-pan. Brush top with oil; cove� and repeat rising procedure 1 hour. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Remove bread from pan immediately; cool on wire rack.

2. 2

   from "The Southern Heritage Breads Cookbook"