Recipe: Chocolate Bread with Chocolate Butter (bread machine)

Chocolate Bread with Chocolate Butter
Rec.food.chocolate/SueLynn N. Sandifer (1995)

This is my most favorite gift recipe.

2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
3 cups bread flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 egg
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup warm milk

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
Serves: 4

4 Tbsp. 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.