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Chocolate Buttermilk Bread Recipe


Chocolate Buttermilk Bread Recipe
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I love baking with buttermilk,cornbread,biscuits etc.But I always have some left over and must bake something else to use it up.I have been making this for years and just love it.Makes a great gift.I find this makes a lot of batter,if any left I make... More

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Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetneded cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp.baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp.baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp.salt
  • 1/3 cup pecans,chopped (optional)
  • Glaze:
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 5 tbls.milk
  • 1 tsp.vanilla
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 16 ounces,powdered sugar
  • I find this bread so rich I never glaze it but am adding it anyways.

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350.Grease only the bottom of a 9X5 loaf pan.
  2. In a large bowl,cream ogether butter aand sugar until light and fluffy.Beat in the eggs,one at a time,then stir in buttermilk.
  3. Combine the flour,1/2 cup cocoa,baking powder and soda and salt;stir into the buttermilk mixture until moistened.
  4. Mix in nuts if using.
  5. Pour into prepared pan.
  6. Bake for 55-65 minutes in peheated oven,until a toothpick inserted,comes out clean.
  7. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
  8. Combine glaze ingredients;
  9. The butter,1/4 cup cocoa,and milk in a saucepan over medium heat.Cook,stirring until melted and smooth.remove from heat and mix in the vanilla and powdered sugar.Stir in remaining nuts.Spread on top of cooled loaf.

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Buttermilk enhances so many recipes like this.
Love your wonderful glaze.

Flagged as beautiful and unique.
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Michael


Looks wonderful! added it to my International baking group ( any baking from everywhere! )


Sounds wonderful...Thanks...:)


A great sounding bread recipe.

Thank-you

Kind Regards


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