• Don’t bake this bread in the machine.
• This bread is great with chocolate butter (see below).

Ingredients

• 2½ teaspoons active dry yeast
• 3 cups bread flour
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup warm milk
  
  Chocolate Butter:
• 4 Tablespoons butter
• 1 oz. semisweet chocolate

Instructions

1. Add ingredients to machine in order listed.
2. When dough is ready, remove, shape, let rise for 40 minutes or until doubled in size, and bake at 375°F for 20 to 25 minutes.
   
   Chocolate Butter for Chocolate Bread:
3. Melt chocolate, set aside to cool.
4. 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. The chocolate spread is great with chocolate bread or with warm brioche or croissants.