The scent of chocolate wafting through the kitchen on a relaxing Sunday morning. It doesn’t get much better than that. And I’m not the biggest fan of chocolate in my baking.
I know, it doesn’t seem possible. I’ve mentioned a few times here that I tend to prefer fruit desserts…particularly apple desserts. At this juncture in my life, I am swaying slightly towards becoming a bigger fan of chocolate and baking. I thought it would be nice to just ease into a little baking with chocolate. The perfect moment to do that was with another #TwelveLoaves bread baking challenge.
#TwelveLoaves May: Bake any bread, yeast or quick bread, loaf or individual. This #TwelveLoaves May 2013 is all about May is all about celebrating bread and the one year anniversary of #TwelveLoaves. Do you have a favorite bread? We would love to see it. Think luscious quick loaves, sinful scones, delightful Danishes. Any bread recipe you’d like to bake, share it with us! Let’s get baking!
You must see what our very talented #TwelveLoaves bakers have created May!
- Apple Kuchen by Liz at That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Basic Focaccia by Holly at A Baker’s House
- Buttermilk Sourdough Waffles by Renee at Magnolia Days
- Cinnamon Crescent Rolls by Krista at A Handful of Everything
- Cinnamon Rolls by Dionne at Try Anything Once Culinary
- Cinnamon Sugar Challah by Paula at Vintage Kitchen
- Olive Bread by Rossella at Ma che ti sei mangiato
- Mexican Hot Chocolate Bread by Lora at Savoring Italy
- San Francisco Sourdough Bread by Karen at Karen’s Kitchen Stories
- Zucchini Pineapple Quick Bread by Lyn at The Lovely Pantry
Look at what we’ve baked this past year!
May theme: Focaccia
June theme: Corn Rolls
July theme: Challah
August theme: Summer Fruit
September: Say CHEESE!
October: Seeds, nuts and grains
November: Autumn Fruits: Apples and Pears
December: Boozy Bread
January: Clean Slate
February: Open Challenge
March: Holiday Breads.
April: Berries
My baking assistant went a little overboard with the cocoa-sugar on one of the breads…not that that was a bad thing.
Dough:
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 (1/2 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water (100 to 110 degrees)
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 4 1/2-5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Filling:
- 3/4 cup Nutella
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of cayenne (you can adjust spice to your liking)
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Ooooh. It's beautiful! Love it. I always really enjoy these bread posts. You really are the master of fluffy, pretty loaves! I can produce something yeasty and yummy, but not pretty. I need more practice, i guess. 🙂
I've never tasted a chocolate sweetbread before, yours looks delicious Lora. I've linked up my entry for this Mat, I love that this month's theme was an open one, it was a great choice.
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This chocolate bread is so delicious!!! Thank you for the recipe!
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Lora,
Your bread looks delicious. I submitted Rum Baba this month. Hope you like the recipe.
Annamaria
I love how you shot with the shadows. Bread looks amazing.
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It was such fun baking with y'all this month. The Linky tool reports an error and won't let me link to your post, but my Almost No Knead Sort of Sourdough Bread with Parmesan, Rosemary and Walnuts was posted this morning… and we've already eaten a major portion. (grin)
Ignore previous comment – the linky worked. Yaaaay.
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