Hot Chocolate Bread

Posted 2014-08-19 by Bastion Harrison ⇒ follow

For some strange reason I don't like hot drinks, so I always feel like I am missing out when it comes to hot chocolate. I was trying to think of a way to experience hot chocolate without actually having to drink it, and so hot chocolate bread was born.

Everyone has their favourite kind of hot chocolate. Here I used dark hot chocolate with almond milk. This version has a mildly bitter flavour, sweetened by cherries, but if you want to be more indulgent, add an extra table spoon of your preferred hot chocolate, and use full fat milk.

And just because chocolate is hard to resist, I made this into soda bread, so you don't have to wait for it to prove before tucking in.

Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Makes: 1 loaf

Ingredients
250g rye flour
250g wholemeal bread flour
140g glace cherries
60g chopped hazelnuts
300ml almond milk
1 tbsp 70% hot chocolate powder
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp salt

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