Public Recipe
Spiced Chocolate Bread
Shared on 7/10/2025
Cocoa may make dough seem dry - add milk if needed. For richness: Drizzle with sugar glaze. Makes excellent French toast
Prep Time
30 minutes
Bake Time
40 minutes
Difficulty
intermediate
Yield
1 loaf
enriched
yeast bread
Ingredients
- Bread Flour: 500g (4 cups)
- Cocoa Powder: 50g (1/2 cup)
- Warm Milk: 240ml (1 cup)
- Active Dry Yeast: 7g (2 1/4 tsp)
- Sugar: 100g (1/2 cup)
- Butter: 100g (1/2 cup), softened
- Eggs: 2
- Salt: 1 tsp
- Cinnamon: 1 tsp
- Nutmeg: 1/4 tsp
- Chocolate Chips: 150g (1 cup)
Instructions
1
Activate yeast in milk with sugar
2
Mix dry ingredients
3
Combine wet and dry ingredients
4
Knead 8-10 min, add chocolate last minute
5
Rise 1.5-2 hours until puffy
6
Shape into loaf
7
Proof 45-60 min in pan
8
Bake at 350°F (175°C) 35-40 min
9
Cool in pan 10 min, then on rack
Equipment
- 9x5-inch loaf pan
Baker's Notes
Cocoa may make dough seem dry - add milk if needed. For richness: Drizzle with sugar glaze. Makes excellent French toast
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